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As space travel expands, scientists warn that reproductive health risks and ethical gaps can no longer be ignored.

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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) recently reported a striking first: They created human eggs in the lab using skin cells and then fertilized those lab-derived eggs with human ...

For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they ...