Male and female reproductive systems allow human reproduction. Fertilisation occurs when a sperm and egg join to form an embryo. An embryo develops into an unborn baby in the uterus during pregnancy.

Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Hinxton mapped the ...

A new £1 million research project will investigate the future of human reproduction, and the cultural, ethical, legal and social questions that will follow as a result. Sara Fovargue, Professor of Law ...

Scientists chart a comprehensive cell atlas of the developing human reproductive system, offering new clues into congenital disorders.

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

Humans have long been obsessed with the idea of machines being able to self-replicate and a number of experts believe they will play an important part in shaping how Earth is in the future. One ...

Human hunter-gatherers find food, reproduce, share parenting responsibilities and organise social groups in ways that mirror local birds and mammals, a study found. Researchers from the UK and Germany ...

The astonishing discovery will allow experts to understand human digestion in new ways and could help researchers pinpoint how certain diseases and drugs affect the human stomach. Its creators at ...