Category: Biology/Evolution
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Video Gamers Have Better Connected Brains
It turns out that the years I spent playing Wolfenstein, Counterstrike and Unreal Tournament didn’t completely go to waste.
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New Mass Extinction Event Identified by Geologists
Over the past 450 million years, life on Earth has been devastated by five mass extinction events that are widely recognised by geologists. Now, an international team of researchers proposes adding a sixth mass extinction to the list. Read the rest at BBC.
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Pathogen Jumped from Humans to Rabbits in 1976
We should always remember that as humans continue to expand our footprint around the globe, we may be only one mutation away from being infected with a strange and dangerous new pathogen.
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Monkeys Suffer Human-Like Depression
Not only does this have ethical implications for primate research, it also raises questions about the reliability of biomedical data collected using depressed animals.
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Malaria May Be Driving Evolution of Blood Type
Malaria causes more severe illness in patients with type A blood.
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A Bias in Field Goals and Penalty Kicks?
A study in PLoS ONE showed that, from 2005-2009, kickers in Australian football (which is more like rugby than American football) tended to miss to the right. But why?
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Is Your Penis Normal? There’s a Chart for That
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Are you one of those men who constantly worries that your penis isn’t of an adequate size? Then you may be suffering from “small-penis syndrome.” (Yes, that’s an actual medical term.) More likely, you are simply intrigued to know how your manhood measures up against the rest of…
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Tilapia: A Fish that Will Heal Your Wounds
Tilapia is best served with a side of French fries and cabbage, but scientists from Shanghai believe they have discovered an even better use: Collagen extracted from tilapia can be applied as a wound dressing that helps accelerate healing.
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Thinking About Sex vs. Actually Doing It
Young adults spend roughly twice as much time thinking about sex as actually having sex.