You thought you knew all the ways to make a baby.

How do parents protect their children and help them feel secure again when their homes are ripped apart by war? In this warm-hearted talk, psychologist Aala el-Khani shares her work supporting -- and learning from -- refugee families...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Moshe Szyf is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics, the study of how living things reprogram their genome in...

Along with humans, orangutans belong to the Hominidae family tree, which stretches back 14 million years. But it's not just their striking red hair that makes orangutans unique among our great ape cousins. Lu Gao shares some amazing...

Learn why jaundiced babies have yellowish skin and eyes for the first few days after they're born and how the ancient Greeks thought birds could help cure the affliction (spoiler: they were super wrong).

So, we're still talking about sex this week, but we're talking about Earth Mothers and their children. We'll start with Gaia, and her son Kronos, who had a classic childhood rebellion, and castrated his father. We'll also get into...

In the past 3,000 years, many populations have evolved genetic adaptations to their local environments. People in Siberia and the high arctic are uniquely adapted to survive extreme cold. The Bajau people can dive 70 meters and stay...

"Co-parenting" isn't a buzzword -- it's a way of showing up for your family openly, consistently and lovingly, says storyteller and father Joel Leon. In this moving talk, he challenges all parents to play an equal, active role in their...

Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle) workplace biases often cost these initiatives -- and the people they're meant to help -- big time by...

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Parents blaming their kids' active behavior on sugar. But is it true? Hank gives you sweet-and-lowdown on the extent to which sugar can and can't affect behavior, in kids and...

Kakenya Ntaiya made a deal with her father: She would undergo a traditional Maasai rite of passage, female circumcision, if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working...

In her Auntie An-mei’s home, Jing-Mei reluctantly takes her seat at the eastern corner of the mahjong table. At the north, south and west corners are her aunties, long-time members of the Joy Luck Club. This gathering is the point of...

Caecilians are legless amphibians. Some of them are immune to cobra venom and in a certain sense, some of them eat their mothers from the inside-out and some eat them from the outside-in.

Under the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), men and women in Germany are guaranteed equal rights. In reality, women and men don’t receive equal pay. In addition, only a handful of women make it to senior management positions. As in most other...

In general, men in Mexico rule in matters of public affairs and women dominate in domestic and private matters. Like many things in Mexico, this dynamic is changing, especially in the cities and in middle-class families. More women are...

Do men and women in Japan still treat each other as they traditionally did in the past? Is the dramatically increasing number of women in the workplace affecting male-female relationships? Are Western influences undermining traditional...

Howcast - Learn how to pick a mother of the bride dress from celebrity wedding planner Barbara Esses in this Howcast video.

Howcast - You need an education to get a better job to support your family, but you need money to get an education. Fortunately, there are many resources available to single mothers.

Howcast - Learn the pros and cons of breastfeeding older children from lactation consultant Melissa K. Nagin in this Howcast video.

See the 13-day-old calf strut around and "test his tiny trunk" as staff help raise the little guy at the San Diego Zoo.

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Discover the powerful and fascinating world of women in ancient Egypt. This video explores the roles, rights, and daily lives of Egyptian women, from queens like Cleopatra and Nefertiti to priestesses, doctors, and workers. Learn how...

Mammals are a warm-blooded family capable of living in every environment on Earth, from icy tundras to vast oceans. Characterized by fur or hair, live births, and nurturing their young, mammals range from land giants like elephants—led...

Having a baby is a profoundly transformative experience. For new mothers, it involves significant changes in both the body and the brain. These range from hormonal fluctuations that affect mood to societal pressures that can contribute...