Females and males differ in many ways and yet they share the same genome. The only exception is the male Y chromosome. Using beetles as a study system, new research from Uppsala University, now published in Nature Ecology ...
Evolution
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Genetic effects associated with same-sex sexual behavior are also associated with a mating advantage among people who engage only in opposite-sex sexual behavior, according to a study involving participants from the United ...
Evolution
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There are huge differences in species numbers among the major branches of the tree of life. Some groups of organisms have many species, while others have few. For example, animals, plants and fungi each have over 100,000 ...
Evolution
Jul 29, 2021
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The sclera of the eye is devoid of pigment, which is why humans can easily follow where counterparts are looking. Researchers have long believed this facilitates glance-based communication. A team of zoologists based at the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2021
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Researchers from the Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology have discovered a surprising asymmetry in the mating behavior of unicellular yeast that emerges solely from molecular differences in pheromone signaling. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2021
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Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better females, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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When it comes to sexual attraction, women rate age, education, intelligence, income, trust, and emotion connection higher than men who put a greater priority on attractiveness and physical build says new research from QUT.
Social Sciences
May 19, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered how microbes responsible for human African sleeping sickness produce sex cells.
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2021
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Luxury brands are a prominent feature of modern society. Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe how the upper classes showcased expensive goods without inherent practical benefits to demonstrate ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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In most living animals, egg cells are vastly larger than sperm cells. In humans, for example, a single egg is 10 million times the volume of a sperm cell.
Evolution
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