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sexual evolution - Earth is brimming with organisms that sexually reproduce—even stinkhorn fungi do it.
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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.
Difficult childbirth and helpless babies could be Eve’s fault—or just evolution’s.
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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. 
Not all frogs begin as tadpoles. However, Lazzaro Spallanzani was the first to show that all frogs, dogs, and humans begin growing only if a male contributes his essence to the process.
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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.
An illustration features a group of various nonhuman primates sitting and hanging in treebeds.
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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.