Meredith Bennett, MS

"From celebrities talking openly about “the change” to new companies that specialize in the health of middle-aged women, menopause is receiving more attention than it ever has. So why do humans go through menopause? Hints to the evolution of this unique developmental milestone may lie with an unexpected group of animals: toothed whales."

"In general, “lumpers” tend to combine taxa into larger systematic groups while “splitters” break systematic groups apart into more taxa. Recently, however, it seems like the terms could refer to rival gangs, and one runs the risk of being judged depending on their answer to the question above."