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Not Sci-Fi Anymore: Scientists Warn Human Reproduction in Space Needs Global Rules Now (Image: Canva) A new international study warns that human reproduction in space is shifting from theory to ...

As commercial spaceflight draws ever closer and time spent in space continues to extend, the question of reproductive health beyond the bounds of planet Earth is no longer theoretical but now ...