Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process ...

Every time an athlete makes a sharp turn on the court, track or field, they put their ligaments to the test. Most athletes probably don’t spend much time thinking about their ACLs, until one day they ...

In this Aug. 26, 2016, file photo, a one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs could ...

Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other diseases are actually in charge during sex, according to a study that challenges the long-held view that they are passive participants. Leslie Vosshall ...

A bill allowing all female veterans enrolled in Veterans Affairs health care to receive free birth-control medications without a copayment has passed the House of Representatives. The Equal Access to ...

Poppy Northcutt (left), the first woman to work in Mission Control at NASA, talks with her modern-day counterpart, Emily Nelson, deputy flight director at the Johnson Space Center. At 25 years old, ...

Nature's most formidable predators are often female, wielding power through strategy, cunning, and fierce maternal instincts. From the disease-carrying mosquito to the venomous black widow and the ...