Milena Shattuck and Scott Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Milena Shattuck and Scott Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Milena Shattuck and Scott Williams, doctoral candidates in anthropology, have found that tree-dwelling mammals live longer than those who live on the ground. Humans are an exception, but tree-dwelling ancestors may explain that.

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