Some researchers believe fetuses may be able to start smelling — i.e., reacting to the chemicals they “breathe” in through their noses — in the womb as early as month 6, though the sense really ramps ...

AquaWomb artificial womb technology uses synthetic amniotic fluid to help premature babies born at 22-24 weeks develop ...

(CN) — Hormones in the womb may hold hidden clues to why humans evolved with bigger brains and better social skills than our ancient ancestors. Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford ...

ABC News' Ginger Zee opens up about her own pregnancy experience. — -- ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee is expecting her second child in February. While Zee, 37, wakes up early to report ...

UK researchers have found that someone's love of the sauce may be linked to testosterone exposure in the womb -- which has a distinct effect on baby's hand development. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioural traits that have made human societies able to thrive ...