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Cutting off reproduction — from birth control to castration — consistently adds years to life across species, even humans.

Blocking reproduction through contraception or sterilization increases lifespan in both male and female mammals across more ...

Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the Moon. It guides sleep, ...

Blocking reproduction increases lifespan in both males and females of many different species, a new international University ...

We conclude that brain states are shaped by local circuit mechanisms, large-scale connectivity and neuromodulation. A unified multiscale theory of cortical dynamics is relevant not only for ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

The late-summer bloom of heather in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland coats the range in lovely purple flowers. Beekeepers ...

There are plants that are neither green nor sexually reproductive, but precisely because of that they teach us a lot about ...

Humans are far less likely to sleep around than our primate cousins, reveals new research. We sit comfortably in the "Premier League of monogamy" - between meerkats and beavers - while the vast ...

A new study warns modern life may undermine key human survival traits, from fertility to cognition, as environmental ...

A one millimeter worm is helping scientists rethink what controls the pace of aging. By tracing how its tiny brain senses the ...