All animals start out as a single-celled organism and then start growing. At some point, of course, they need to stop getting bigger, but the process by which this happens is poorly understood.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 27, 2023
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Income inequality may be linked to how often people French kiss, according to a worldwide study by Abertay University.
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2020
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If you lean in for a kiss on the left you may be in the minority. A new study from an international team of psychologists and neuroscientists suggest that humans are hardwired to favour leaning to the right while kissing ...
Evolution
Jul 17, 2017
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For generations, passionate kisses immortalized in movies, songs and the arts have served as a thermometer of romantic affection.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2015
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As many as 80 million bacteria are transferred during a 10 second kiss, according to research published in the open access journal Microbiome. The study also found that partners who kiss each other at least nine times a day ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2014
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Entomologist Christiane Weirauch is passionate about studying a group of bugs that have a formidable name: assassin bugs. A professor of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, she travels worldwide in search ...
Ecology
Sep 9, 2014
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Assassin bugs, so named because these insects lie in ambush for prey that they attack with speed and precision, are found all over the world. Nearly 140 species of these bugs are blood-sucking; because they can bite humans ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2012
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Finding it hard to keep up the passion in a long-distance relationship? Help might be on the way.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 23, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hugs and kisses exchanged under the mistletoe are among the human interactions which can now be automatically recognized by computers from video footage, thanks to new research.
Computer Sciences
Dec 22, 2010
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Researchers at the University of Bath have found that heterosexual male students are more comfortable kissing their friends than ever before.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2010
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