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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Senate Report Finds Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Federal Prisons

Federal Bureau of Prisons employees have abused female inmates in at least 19 of the 29 federal facilities that have…

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How Sexism Influenced Corporate Governance

Early in the 20th century, many owners of the iconic companies of the day were women. Before the 1929 stock…

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