When someone says the word embryo, what do you think of? Probably that picture you’ve seen a thousand times on a thousand different news articles: a translucent orb swelling with cytoplasm being ...

Scientists can now create realistic human embryo models in the lab, leading some to suggest that we rethink how we legally define an embryo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Our body's "blood factory" consists of specialized tissue made up of bone cells, blood vessels, nerves and other cell types.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A newly proposed bill, called the “Baby Olivia Act,” aims to require public schools to teach human growth and development in its curriculum. Rep. Melanie Miller, of Ashland, ...

Despite pioneering studies on human cerebral cortex development 1, our knowledge of the developmental mechanisms underlying brain formation has largely relied on cellular, molecular and functional ...

Eight global millennium development goals were established in 2000 by member states of the United Nations (UN) and endorsed ...

Joshua Rapp Learn is an award-winning D.C.-based science journalist who frequently writes for Discover Magazine, covering topics about archaeology, wildlife, paleontology, space and other topics. View ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about artificial (and human) intelligence and consciousness. Also: Kennedy Center ripple ...