Abe Brooker

Largest-Ever Lifespan Study Of 1,176 Species Finds Females Outlive Males In 72% Of Mammals By ~13%, While In 68% Birds, Males Outlive Females By ~5%. Why? Male Competition For Mates Cuts Lifespan; Caregiving Boosts Female Survival. Matching Sex Chromosomes (XX/ZZ) Help Guard Against Mutations. Even In Zoos, The Gap Remains—It’s Biological.

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Dutch Researchers Have Identified The Likely Maximum Human Age: 115.7 Yrs For Women And 114.1 Yrs For Men, Using 75,000 Death Records Collected Over 30 Yrs. Despite Longer Average Life Expectancy, Due To I.E. Advances In Healthcare And Nutrition, The Max-Age Hasn’t Increased, Raising Questions About Biology’s Role In Lifespan Boundary.

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UAE Will Be The First Nation In The World To Formalize A Work Week That is Shorter Than 5 Days. This Comes When The UAE Adopts A 4.5-day Workweek, Beginning Jan 1, 2022, With Weekends To Comprise Friday Afternoon, Saturday, And Sunday. The Change Is Expected To Boost Work-Life Balance/Enhance Social Wellbeing, While Increasing Performance.

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Scotland Wants To Trial A 4-Day Work Week To Boost Worker’s Happiness & Productivity. Scotland Will Model The Trial After Iceland, One Of The Countries, Which Includes Spain, Japan, New Zealand, To Have Undergone A Trial And May Be Exploring A Permanent Switch. Scotland Workers Will See A 20% Work Hours Reduction Without Change In Wages.

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A New Species Of Venomous Spider That Can Live For 20 Years Was Discovered In Florida Zoo. The Spider, A Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider, Said To Look Like A Shiny Black Small Tarantula With A Bee-Like Sting, Spends Their Entire Life In The Same Burrow–The Females For 20 Years And The Males For Typically 7 Years Before Leaving To Mate.

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