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For Some Mammals, Large Adult Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Norm
Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests.
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A Two-Ton Lifeguard That Saved a Young Pup
In an unlikely act of altruism observed two years ago, a male elephant seal prevented a younger animal from drowning.
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Chimpanzees Go Through Menopause, Too
For biologists, menopause is baffling. If natural selection favors genes that produce more descendants, why don’t women remain fertile their entire lives? What’s the evolutionary benefit of living for so many years without having more babies? The ...
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When Female Frogs Face the Mating Ball, They Pretend to Croak
Female frogs have evolved a variety of tactics to avoid the advances of overeager males, proving they’re not defenseless and passive.
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A Trombonist on a Mission to Break Barriers in Classical Music
Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs more role models.
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Cheetah Deaths in India Mar Reintroduction Efforts
The animals had been extinct for more than 70 years in the country, which has just begun a program that brought 20 cheetahs from Africa to a wildlife sanctuary.
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No, Female Mice Are Not More Erratic
A new study challenges a century-old assumption used to exclude female mice from scientific research because of their hormonal cycles.
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A Music Award Went Gender Neutral. It Ended Up With All-Male Nominees.
In 2022, the Brit Awards merged its top artist prizes to include male, female and nonbinary acts. This year, the event faced backlash for not nominating any women.
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In Brazilian Caves, She Wields a Penislike Organ to Gather Sperm
Scientists studied the muscles that make a female-male role reversal possible in a group of insects.
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Scientists Overlooked the Snake Clitoris, Until Now
Missed for decades, this anatomical revelation opens the door to seduction and female stimulation potentially playing roles in snake mating.
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