Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process is successful. The American research team say their findings may improve ...

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Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: How do genes give rise to different bodies? But without funding, “there’s not really a future here.” Lost Science Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: ...

How do you measure a life? In experiences, in accomplishments, in the impact you have on the people and the world around you? There are a million different ways to quantify our days on this planet, ...

Important genetic differences in how females and males experience depression have been revealed for the first time in findings that could pave the way for more targeted intervention and treatments.

A sweeping global study reveals that who lives longer, male or female, is written not in the chromosomes but in the battles for mates, reshaping how scientists understand aging across the animal ...

Female mammals often live longer than males, but the reason why has long confused scientists. Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures ...

Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a rare biological phenomenon (bilateral gynandromorphism) in this previously unknown species. One of the ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study. Researchers from Germany, Denmark, France, Hungary and Belgium analyzed ...

The Virginia Board of Health, with the support of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), took the next step toward putting regulations in place to prevent transgender-identifying biological males from ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods. Although the gap between the sexes has narrowed in ...