The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said ...

Chemicals used to kill germs in homes, schools, daycares and offices may carry hidden health risks science is just now ...

Weak necks, soft spots, and underdeveloped brains make our babies much less independent than other great apes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research finds some small primates face birth canal constraints as severe as, or greater than, those seen in humans. (CREDIT: ...

Scientists have long thought humans have a uniquely difficult birth compared with other primates. And it's true that, from an evolutionary perspective, we face an obstetrical dilemma. As we evolved to ...

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth because large-brained babies must pass through a relatively narrow pelvis ...

Continental plans cannot teach a child to read, keep a mother alive in childbirth or provide electricity to a small ...

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- In a bid to address a growing demand for human breast milk from maternity and children's hospitals, the ...

HHS begins the decertification of Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization serving nearly 7 ...

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As regulations have reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions from vehicles and industry in recent years, smoke from climate-fueled wildfires is erasing air quality gains.

The Trump administration is revamping a program that’s supposed to fund contraceptives to please a far-right movement with roots in eugenics.