For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

Researchers have uncovered how successful chromosome segregation during sexual reproduction is achieved in plants. The ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Germany looked for clues in animals. In humans, women live an average of five years longer than men. In seven out of ten animals species, the female will ...