Why do men die earlier?

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Five years. That's the (significant) difference between male/female life expectancies in human beings. If we'd like to change that (and shouldn't we try?), a new study suggests we look at the animals that reverse this rule, and how they do it.
16 Oct 2025 English Germany Science · Technology

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