News tagged with human sexual
Malaria parasite goes bananas before sex: new study
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the University of Melbourne shows how the malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) changes into a banana shape before sexual reproduction, a finding that could provide target ...
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Google donating $11.5M to fight modern slavery
(AP) -- Tech giant Google announced Wednesday it is donating $11.5 million to several coalitions fighting to end the modern-day slavery of some 27 million people around the world.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Researcher studies the globalization of sex trafficking and the organizations that work to stop it
In today's world, human trafficking is not an isolated problem, but a growing global issue. A Kansas State University professor is studying ways that anti-trafficking groups are fighting back.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Human-Neanderthal coupling was rare: study
Scientists have shown that modern humans have some traces of genes from Neanderthals, but a study out Monday suggests that any breeding between the two was most likely a rare event.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 12, 2011 |
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WikiLeaks denies it reveals sources in new US cables
The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks denied Tuesday that it has revealed the names of some of the sources in a new batch of US diplomatic cables it has released.
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Julian Assange back in court to fight extradition
(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was due back in court Tuesday for the latest installation of his fight against extradition to Sweden, where the 40-year-old Australian is accused of rape and molestation.
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Polygamy hurt 19th century Mormon wives' evolutionary fitness
Polygamy practiced by some 19th century Mormon men had the curious effect of suppressing the overall offspring numbers of Mormon women in plural marriages, say scientists from Indiana University Bloomington ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Research finds men with macho faces attractive to fertile women
(PhysOrg.com) -- When their romantic partners are not quintessentially masculine, women in their fertile phase are more likely to fantasize about masculine-looking men than are women paired with George Clooney types.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Brain size and a trip to Disneyland: How parental concerns could increase the size of our creative brains
Evidence from Disneyland suggests that human creativity may have evolved not in response to sexual selection as some scientists believe but as a way to help parents bond with their children and to pass on traditions and cultural ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Genetic alteration linked with human male infertility
One in seven couples worldwide has difficulty conceiving a child, and male infertility is thought to account for nearly half of those cases. Although the cause of male infertility is often unknown, scientists ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Women: Hope to marry young? Head to Alaska, steer clear of Alabama
When men outnumber women, females marry younger and the age gap between spouses grows, a University of Michigan study shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Cancer vaccine's added benefit
Vaccination against the virus that causes cervical cancer has had an additional benefit - a marked decline in cases of genital warts, a new study has found.
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Can governments prevent terrorism while also respecting human rights?
A new research symposium investigates the interrelationships between terrorism and governmental respect for human rights, regarding both how political authorities respond to terrorist violence and how human rights abuses ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 01, 2010 |
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It was brawn over beauty in human mating competition
(PhysOrg.com) -- Male physical competition, not attraction, was central in winning mates among human ancestors, according to a Penn State anthropologist.
May 13, 2010 |
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Intelligent people have 'unnatural' preferences and values that are novel in human evolution
More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history. Specifically, liberalism and atheism, and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2010 |
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