China in a first-of-its-kind experiment has sent “artificial human embryos” to space, aiming to learn more about how ...

China sent synthetic human embryos to its space station this month, the first experiment of its kind. The goal is to determine whether one of the earliest stages of human development can withstand ...

Microgravity and higher radiation levels in orbit could disrupt cell alignment, gene expression, or organ formation.

Over the past decade, I have made some bold predictions about the future of sex. One that’s been easy is that people will still be having sex for years to come, but for different reasons: they simply ...

The experiment should reveal how microgravity affects early human development – a critical question if we ever want to have babies beyond the confines of our planet.