When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the ...

In humans, women live an average of five years longer than men. In seven out of ten animals species, the female will also outlast the male animal. For example, a female moose can live twice as long as ...

Male and female Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula). The inheritance mechanism in birds is the opposite of the mammal one. It’s the female who is ‘heterogametic’ — she has both a W and a Z ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recent study found that female mammals live longer than males across the board, prompting multiple theories as to why. The study, published in Science Advances on Wednesday, ...

Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...

Elise Huchard receives funding from CNRS and the French Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR). Nikos Smit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Looking for the most affordable places to live on Social Security? A new report ranks the best places to retire in the U.S. with a high quality of life and a low cost of living. ByLaura Begley Bloom, ...

Reproduction is of central importance to most animals, and they have evolved many fascinating strategies to enable it and increase their chances of success. This might involve eye-catching ...

Instagram is no longer allowing public accounts to go live if they have less than 1,000 followers. Users have been reporting over the past few days that their accounts aren't eligible for Live ...

When Instagram launched its now iconic "live" feature almost a decade ago, the concept was simple: Rather than share a "permanent" post or a story that would disappear in 24 hours, you could share an ...