Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this ...

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 ...

Biggest vs smallest - how do we measure up in the grand scheme of the universe? Explore the fascinating scales of existence, ...

An international team led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, together with ...