The aim of this Review is to synthesize findings of the genetics of reproductive traits and behavior from 2007 to early 2024. We leverage GWASs registered in the GWAS Catalog 20, which have discovered ...

Oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species has been hypothesised to underpin the trade-off between reproduction and somatic maintenance, i.e., the life-history-oxidative stress theory.

A recent study published in Evolutionary Psychology suggests that a neighborhood’s economic and demographic conditions can ...

This short film introduces the topic of reproduction and that babies start from an egg and sperm. This series of short films ...

Bumblebees are only an inch long, but they help power the global food system. Roughly one-third of the food we grow depends ...

Sea stars can produce eggs for up to 200 years. Their surprisingly human-like ovaries may offer clues about fertility and reproductive aging.

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.

At first glance, bat sea stars, the nubbly, orange, many-footed creatures often found on the seafloor, seem about as far from humans as one can get. Appearances can be deceiving, however. Scientists ...

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 ...

Why do so many men only think about fertility when there is a problem? Perhaps the answer lies in our societal scripts.