New research suggests human babies’ helpless start may influence how we learn, build relationships, and develop as social ...

Floating in near-weightless conditions can be disorienting for even the most experienced astronauts. Male reproductive ...

A human baby arrives in the world in a strange state, eyes open, ears working, brain growing fast, yet unable to move through ...

Sperm struggles to find its way to an egg in microgravity, suggesting mammalian reproduction in space may not be possible.

Artificial wombs are recreating pregnancy outside the body, keeping premature life developing in controlled environments.

Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how ...

A clinical trial among preterm babies gives a view into corporate warfare in the high-stakes business of infant nutrition.

Space is big, empty, and apparently very confusing if you’re a sperm cell. According to a new study from the University of ...

Nineteen members of an alleged trafficking syndicate accused of selling dozens of babies to families in Indonesia and ...

Legal experts note that while the Trump administration is seemingly targeting only immigrant communities with its move to end ...

A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births ...

After a federal judge blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policies, the Justice Department has yet to ...