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Why Do Women Outlive Men? A Study of 1,176 Species Points to an Answer


An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: 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 regardless of country or century indica...

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