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A global study reveals sexual selection influences life expectancy differences between sexes in mammals and birds, reshaping ...
Among mammals, females generally live longer. The recent comparative study examined 528 mammal species in zoos and found that 72% showed a female life expectancy advantage, averaging 12% longer lives ...
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Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...
Human rights advocate Ambika Satkunanathan has cautioned that when economic growth and financial tools do not automatically ...
Australia’s fertility rate has fallen to record lows, with new research showing parents are having fewer children than needed ...