We’ve all had a mother, and so by nature, we all owe one a thank-you. Given that Mother’s Day is this Sunday, let’s celebrate it in photography. Take a photo that says thanks to your mom.

Though the live camera feed of her nest in Pennsylvania's Codurus State Park reveals that she's gotten some relief from the snow, this image (captured March 5) shows a bald eagle mother keeping her eggs warm ... despite what was clearly some deeply inconsiderate weather.

German geneticists have shown that mothers have consistently outnumbered fathers, suggesting that more females have contributed their DNA to the human gene pool than men.

Happy Mother's Day to everyone—whether you are a mom, have a mom, are partnered with a mom, or just think moms are generally neat people. Do you have a mom who shared her love of science fiction with you? Tell us all about her.

MamAmor Dolls are the umbilical-intact, placenta-producing creation of Adriana Guerra, a doula in Canada, with three home-birthed children of her own.

BoingBoing has a fascinating summary of how fetal cells invade their mother's host body and get up to all kinds of shenanigans: some good, some bad.

I won't be able to see my mom today because I'm on the other side of the country. But I sent flowers and mom is happy! What would you do if your mom was in space, like Astronaut Cady Coleman, though?

"The New MacBook Pro. 3 hours on battery, or 15 minutes on breast milk." [Macenstein]

Pregnant women should probably add cellphones to the list of things they need to avoid, along with alcohol, sushi and cat poo. A giant study that surveyed over 13,000 children found that women who used mobile phones when pregnant were more likely to give birth to kids with behavioral problems.