A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to ...

Unfortunately, there is no halachic solution.” This story highlights two charged and traditionally guarded subjects: the possibility of finding creative solutions within the realm of halacha (Jewish ...

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The SEMA Show floor is now closed, but the truck world really made noise. The Las Vegas Convention Center was filled with the creativity and craftsmanship that keep the aftermarket alive. Each aisle ...

In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But it wasn’t for Moffett. Her postdoc, ...

The hymen is a thin piece of tissue located at the opening of the vagina. It’s formed from leftover tissue during the development of the fetus. At birth, the hymen is usually shaped like a ring, but ...

I agree with Adam Taor that some of the terminology used for female anatomy, especially reproductive parts, is extremely paternalistic, if not outright misogynistic, and could do with revision(14 June ...

Babies who are intersex may have noticeable differences in their genitalia — or they may not. Sometimes, intersex traits affect internal organs or hormone production and are not apparent until puberty ...

Objectives Sex differences in respiratory physiology and predilection for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been documented, suggesting that female sex hormones may ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could unlock how the flower got that way. By Veronique Greenwood The vast majority of ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order defining the terms "male" and "female" based on whether a person belongs "at conception" to the sex that produces sperm or eggs. Neither sperm nor eggs ...