Female gorillas can overpower males twice their size

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Meet the prehistoric giants that roamed the Arctic Circle thousands of years ago

It’s been 50 years since the Sex Discrimination Act came into force in the UK, a law touted as ‘ending the battle of the sexes’ by prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sex or marital status. I

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When famed country singer Willie Nelson’s home caught fire in 1969, he fought his way through the flames to rescue his best friend and bandmate, Trigger. Fifty-six years later, they’re still making mu

The Land of the Rising Sun’s eight female rulers are all but forgotten, but their lives and reigns were filled with drama