So Penny Wong, our finance minister, is going to be a mum. Sophie Allouache, Wong’s long-term partner, announced on Tuesday that her IVF-conceived baby will arrive in December. While many commentators…
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The long-term debate of how bird wings evolved from five-digits to three-digits has been settled according to new evidence…
A study into Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) precursors shows how a combination of sugars and amino acids offer a possible explanation…
You just have to turn on the television or catch a glimpse of a magazine newsstand to see how girls are being thrust into adulthood earlier and earlier. But does biology match societal change? Are girls…
If you’re in a room with 20 random blokes, it’s likely six or seven of them are worried about and unsatisfied with their ability to control their ejaculation during partnered sex. In other words, these…
Male houbura bustards that are particularly exuberant in their attempts to attract female attention have been found to die…
Vampire bats have evolved a sensor to detect high temperatures in order to home in on hot spots on their prey where blood…
Researchers have constructed the world’s most detailed genetic map, including, for the first time, data from African Americans…
A newly identified crocodile species thought to have lived 70 million years ago has been discovered in a small town in Brazil…
One glance at our species can give the impression that we’re conniving, selfish and pretty greedy. But look at other species and you’ll get a broader perspective: compared to other animals, people are…
Monogamy and close genetic relationships have been found to work together to enhance the social structure of insects such…
Women orgasm more readily during sex with a handsome partner, a study of heterosexual couples has found, with researchers concluding the female orgasm may be linked to an evolutionary urge to produce ‘quality…
For the first time ever, the number of overweight people on Earth outweighs the number that are undernourished. From the obesity crisis flows a cascade of health and social problems: it burdens healthcare…
Until now, it was a mystery why many marsupials have two thymuses — key organs in the immune system — instead of the one…
The theory of evolution encompasses the well established scientific view that organic life on our planet has changed over long periods of time and continues to change by a process known as natural selection…
Scientists have discovered that modern polar bears are descended from now extinct brown bears that roamed the region we know…
Scientists studying the evolution of disease resistance in insects have found evidence that social species of wasps show…
It seems counterintuitive, but in rare cases carnivorous plants and herbivorous animals nourish each other in a mutually…
Men with wide faces are more likely to lie and cheat to get ahead than their narrow-faced brethren, according to new research. However, the study has drawn criticism from psychologists who say it may have…
Why should male genitalia be so variable? This problem has puzzled evolutionary biologists for decades. Even to the experts, it can be difficult to tell closely-related species apart just by looking at…
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