Chimpanzees go through menopause, too
Researchers have discovered that one of humanity’s closest relatives also experiences menopause, contradicting a popular hypothesis about the evolutionary origins of this process.
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An Evolutionary Argument for why Grandmas Rule
by Rebecca Silberman
figures by Aparna Nathan
Seen through the harsh, unsentimental lens of evolutionary biology, menopause doesn’t make sense. Why don’t women live like giraffes, like tarantulas, like pigeons, reproducing throughout their lives in…