How would you go about answering the question “How many people have ever lived on this planet?” If you type that into Google or an artificial intelligence chatbot, you’ll get an answer pretty ...

In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences ...

The scientist, who died at 91 on Wednesday, was a model for healthy aging. By Dana G. Smith and Nina Agrawal Jane Goodall, who died on Wednesday at the age of 91, followed several principles that ...

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 ...

Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this pattern is not universal throughout the animal kingdom. Males are the longer ...

The reason why women tend to live longer than men has long eluded scientists, but an international team of researchers now claim to put the debate to bed.

In polygamous mammals with strong competition, males generally die earlier than females due to battling other males for a mate. Many birds, on the other hand, are monogamous, which means that ...

Toyota leads all brands with a 17.8% predicted chance of hitting 250,000 miles. Japanese automakers dominate the top rankings, with Lexus, Honda, a ...

Maria Branyas Morera had good genes. But the way she ate, exercised, and lived her life were what allowed her to live to 117.

With a victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Whirlaway becomes the first horse to amass more than $500,000 in lifetime earnings. 1951 — Bobby Thomson hits a three-run homer off ...

Women across the globe can expect to live longer than men, a longevity gap that has been attributed to women often having healthier diets and lifestyles and paying better attention to their health. A ...