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When Did Sex Become Fun?
Holly Dunsworth
Sexual reproduction has been around for 2 billion years. But when did sex for pleasure arise? And how much did penises have to do with it?
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Labor Pains and Helpless Infants: Eve or Evolution? (Part 2)
Holly Dunsworth
What is the connection between labor pains and helpless infants? An anthropologist explains the evolutionary roots.
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Labor Pains and Helpless Infants: Eve or Evolution? (Part 1)
Holly Dunsworth
We often use the obstetrical dilemma to explain why humans have helpless infants, but the evidence is insufficient.
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Surprise! Semen Is Required
Holly Dunsworth
How putting a tiny pair of pants on an 18th-century frog was one step on the long road to solving the puzzle of reproduction.
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Homo Erectus
: The Winnie-the-Pooh of Fossil Hominins?
Holly Dunsworth
Thanks to raising a Homo sapiens, I’ve gained an entirely new perspective on what life might have been like for Homo erectus.
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Monkeys All the Way Down
Holly Dunsworth
Yes, we share ancestors with monkeys; we share ancestors with every living thing. But, also, to be clear: We did evolve from monkeys.
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