Why do female caribou have antlers? Arctic study points to nutrition
• Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females-like males-have antlers. • A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the
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Female meiosis in plants can be directly observed with new method
• A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female meiosis-the process by which germ cells are formed-in the mode
Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM
• Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO D