Reproductive toxicology testing is essential to safeguard public health of current and future generations. Traditional toxicological testing of male reproduction has focused on evaluating substances ...

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.

Asexual reproduction has both positive and negative impacts on the evolutionary success of a species. Asexually reproducing organisms spend fewer resources for the same reproductive output, meaning ...

For most women, the body begins to change dramatically in their 40s or 50s. This transition, known as menopause, is defined as 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period, marking the end of the ...

Life-history theory, central to our understanding of diversity in morphology, behaviour, and senescence, describes how traits evolve through the optimisation of trade-offs in investment. Despite ...

Only a few mammals and some birds are as long-lived as humans, and many of these species share interesting characteristics in how they age. A new paper explores lifetime reproductive patterns in ...