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FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?

And without it, could I do everything a five-toed human does?
By Sally Zhang Posted 05.15.2013 at 2:30 pm 9 Comments
Toes!

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What Cannibals Could Teach Us About Evolution

Three recent studies provide a glimpse into nature's most gruesome diet--and what it reveals about evolution.
By Lindsey Kratochwill Posted 05.10.2013 at 10:00 am 2 Comments
Fruit fly

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FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

If only they had developed monkey boats. Tiny little monkey boats! Oh man I wish they had monkey boats.
By Dan Nosowitz Posted 05.09.2013 at 2:30 pm 13 Comments
Spider Monkey

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Your Paleofads Are Paleo-B.S.

The caveman diet, barefoot running, co-sleeping: We spend an awful lot of time trying to live like our ancestors. Here's why that logic is wrong.
By Marlene Zuk Posted 05.02.2013 at 10:00 am 17 Comments

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How Much Booty Do People Want? Just A Little More Than The Neighbors

Sex is like money: The more you think the Joneses have, the worse you feel.
By Colin Lecher Posted 04.15.2013 at 3:00 pm 4 Comments
Condom

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What If Darwin Had Never Existed?

Imagining a world without the father of evolution
By Peter J. Bowler Posted 04.15.2013 at 10:00 am 34 Comments
Charles Darwin

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Jurassic Park 4's Dinosaurs Will Not Have Feathers

Which means the movie about cloning legions of dinosaurs from preserved DNA will be unrealistic.
By Colin Lecher Posted 04.05.2013 at 3:56 pm 20 Comments
Jurassic Park's T-Rex

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Why Dudes Who Can't Smell Never Get Laid

One of the unexpected parts of not having a sense of smell.
By Colin Lecher Posted 04.05.2013 at 10:00 am 11 Comments
Noses

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FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

Short answer: the egg.
By Daniel Engber Posted 03.20.2013 at 9:59 am 63 Comments

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Are Birds Evolving To Not Get Hit By Cars?

Shorter wings make it easier to take off quickly when a car is coming.
By Colin Lecher Posted 03.18.2013 at 4:00 pm 31 Comments

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Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

It's a phobia, but other phobias don't give you that same woozy feeling.
By Colin Lecher Posted 03.18.2013 at 11:26 am 4 Comments
Red Blood Cells Illustation

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How Did This Wolf Get To An Isolated Chain Of Islands?

DNA testing and marine geology shows how the now-extinct Falkland Islands wolf crossed almost 300 miles of sea.
By Colin Lecher Posted 03.06.2013 at 9:55 am 4 Comments
Falkland Islands Wolf

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Fruit Flies Force-Feed Their Children Alcohol

But it's to protect them!
By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 02.26.2013 at 4:00 pm 1 Comment
High Tolerance

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When Did Primates Learn To Metabolize Alcohol? A Chemist Reenacts Drunk History

According to this laboratory study, the desire for a stiff drink could go further back than we think.
By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 02.19.2013 at 1:57 pm 1 Comment
Go Home Chimp, You Are Drunk

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Scientists Reconstruct Scampering Common Ancestor Of All Us Placental Mammals

A detailed tree of life maps out the evolution of placental mammals--a group that includes whales, bats, and humans--and traces the myriad forms of life to their shared parent.
By Emily Elert Posted 02.07.2013 at 3:00 pm 5 Comments
The Placental Mammal's Common Ancestor

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