Childbirth in humans is much more complex and painful than in great apes. It was long believed that this was a result of humans’ larger brains and the narrow dimensions of the mother’s pelvis.

During human birth, the fetus typically navigates a tight, convoluted birth canal by flexing and rotating its head at various stages. This complex process comes with a high risk of birth complications ...

Childbirth in humans is much more complex and painful than in great apes. It was long believed that this was a result of humans' larger brains and the narrow dimensions of the mother's pelvis.

Scientists reveal unprecedented insights into human limb development, including the many intricate processes that govern their formation. Human fingers and toes do not grow outward; instead, they form ...

Thomas Jipping is a Senior Legal Fellow for the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The Fourteenth Amendment empowers Congress to enforce its guarantees of due process and equal ...

Human fingers and toes do not grow outward; instead, they form from within a larger foundational bud, as intervening cells recede to reveal the digits beneath. This is among many processes captured ...

His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.” By Adam Nossiter Michel Odent, a French ...

A new fertility technology developed by Gameto, using stem cells to help embryos mature outside the body, has led to the world’s first live human birth. This new technique, called Fertilo, offers a ...