metabolic rate

Scientists studied nearly 300 mollusks living and dying in the Atlantic over the past 5 million years to find high levels of metabolism that determine which species will become

Humans and primates live long because of the ability to burn less calories each day than other mammals.

The average life expectancy of women is 5 to 10 years higher than that of men. From before being born to the critical stages of life, men are more likely to die than women.