Men’s brains shrink faster with age, yet women remain far more likely to develop Alzheimer’s — and no one fully knows why.

U.S. Census data shows no systematic age differences between men and women in the workforce over the past decade. And ...

Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is ...

Women tend to live longer than men. There are traditional explanations: Men smoke more. They drink more. They tend to engage in riskier behavior. But the fact that this lifespan gap holds true ...

New research reveals females outlive males across most mammal species, including humans, due to evolutionary pressures, ...

Women usually live longer than men, and animals show the same pattern. Evolution, genes, and parenting explain why.

The study explores the evolutionary origins of the lifespan difference between women and men. Across the globe, women generally outlive men, a pattern that has persisted throughout history and in ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this ...

Women live longer than men - except when males don't play the field, suggests a new study. Females tend to have greater ...