It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues.

In 1959, Adolf Butenandt and his team discovered the first pheromone, bombykol, a chemical released by female silkworm moths ...

The Tony-winning composer and performer, who is currently starring as Emma Goldman in Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of ...

Dancing children are adorable, but why should they have all the fun? Dancing is a natural way to express emotion through movement, but many people stop dancing as they age due to self-consciousness or ...

For every man older than 110, there are nine women. Before she died in August at age 117, supercentenarian Maria Branyas — ...

Pamela Madsen believes her Back to the Body retreats — which run up to $18,000 — will change the world “one vulva at a time.” ...

Momsters! Mutant babies! A pickled dad attacking his daughter! Women's bodies are feasts and frights in this show.

Intricate and adaptable, scientists continually uncover mind-blowing details. You might think you know the basics, but female ...

A yearlong probe reveals dozens of pregnant women in jails face horrific conditions with limited medical care. Many are ...

It’s National Women’s Health Week, and I’m here for the real stuffwomen’s stories of wrestling with their bodies in a world ...

Is it fair to hold women athletes to men’s standards? For a long time, the idea of any human running a mile faster than 4 ...