biology
Men Eat Disgusting Amounts of Food Because They Want to Have Sex with You, Ladies
According to a new study, men may overeat while in front of women as a subconscious way to impress them.
Everyone Is Pretty Much Lying All the Time, According to a Professor Who Studies Deception
On the continuum between total truth-telling and dishonesty, most of what people say falls somewhere in between.
Water on Mars Means We Might Be Martians, Says NASA
The discovery of liquid water on Mars raises the possibility that human life may have come from the Red Planet.
Inside Melbourne's Burgeoning Biohacking Scene
They are making art with decellularised bacon and planning to create a map of the bacteria on the city's public transportation system.
By Studying Skinny Apes, Science Figured Out Why Humans Are So Fat
It involves our evolutionary ancestors learning to sweat and having weak arms.
Scientists Have Devised a Dino-Chicken. Now What?
The intense longing on the part of Jurassic Park fans and other nerds to see some vestige of extinct dinosaurs revived is looming over the latest research.
Seven Projects Pushing the Boundaries of Biology
For millennia, humans have altered our planet by clearing land for cities and agriculture, hunting animals into extinction, and introducing invasive species into vulnerable ecosystems. What's our next trick going to be?
The Biological Origins of Arms Races
We spoke to biologist Doug Emlen about the phenomenon of "sneaky males" and how medieval chainmail helped explain evolution as an endless series of arms races.
Fish with Gigantic Genitals Were the First Species to Get Laid
According to paleontologist John Long, 430 million years ago two placoderms threw their inhibitions out the window and got down to fuckin'.
The Woman Who Thinks Reducing the Male Population by 90 Percent Will Solve Everything
It’s not all bad, the remaining 10 percent will be used for breeding.