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What is the point of the menopause?

What do humans and orcas have in common? Not much, you might think. But in fact, both species experience the menopause. For now, scientists do not know exactly why women stop being able to have children when they reach their 40s and 50s. However, they do have some theories. This video from BBC Ideas explains what these theories are.

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