Experts still don’t have basic answers as to why human ovaries age two times faster than the rest of their body. Or why ...

A recent study shows evidence of what scientists have feared for a long time: the effects of microplastics on human fertility. For the first time, scientists have discovered microplastics in the ...

It’s a strange but little-known fact that you actually made your appearance on this planet as an egg in your grandmother’s uterus. Yep. A female fetus (your mom, in this scenario) develops ovaries, ...

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan earned recognition from Forbes magazine contributor Juergen Eckhardt for creating the first comprehensive map of the human ovary. Forbes named the ...

The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries — the organs that store and release a woman’s eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman’s chance of conceiving each month decreases ...

The ticking of the biological clock is especially loud in the ovaries—the organs that store and release a woman's eggs. From age 25 to 40, a woman's chance of conceiving each month decreases ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

Menopause, when a woman’s period ceases, is a stark example of the consequences of ovarian aging. It occurs when the ovaries ...