Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

Men exposed to pollutants showed DNA changes that affected whether genes were switched on or off, raising concerns that ...

Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in ...

The Noronha skink arrived on the island millions of years ago from Africa, likely on floating masses of vegetation carried by ...

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

It's normal to think Mother Nature created the colorful fruits we all adore. But the origin stories of some of these juicy ...

Starting one's sex life and having children at a young age can run in the family. But can pregnancy have beneficial health ...

Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspring A few months ago, an AI researcher from Europe attended a dinner party in Silicon Valley. During one of the ...

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Over the past decade, I have made some bold predictions about the future of sex. One that’s been easy is that people will still be having sex for years to come, but for different reasons: they simply ...

If humanity truly hopes to colonize the solar system, it must overcome a challenge arguably greater than any technological hurdle: human reproduction beyond Earth. The idea may sound like science ...