Tara Santora
On average, women live 5 years longer than men. It’s mostly genetics
Around the world, women live longer, on average. So why do women tend to outlive men? Two of the main ...
Hairy oddballs: Why are humans the only animal to grow hair on our heads but almost none on our bodies?
Fur keeps animals warm when it's cold at night and protects them from the sun during the day. Human ancestors ...
How long do most mammal species survive before going extinct?
How long do species usually last before they go extinct? It turns out the answer we find now could be ...
Discovery of fire lit up human evolution. When did it occur?
Scientists suspect that without a control over fire, humans probably would never have developed large brains and the benefits that ...
Self medication: Blocked from drugs by the medical establishment, many transgender people resort to black-market hormones
For the first 10 months of Christine’s gender transition, a progressive LGBT health clinic in Boston made getting on hormones ...
Are there subtypes of autism? Language regression study supports controversial hypothesis
Autistic children who lose words reach key milestones earlier than autistic children without language regression, according to a new study ...