Nature’s Most Creative Copulators
Why have humans taken mammalian sex to a whole new level?
Sex
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The Sexual Allure of Simplicity
Is the return to a simple life a “new” way to advertise our good qualities? An evolutionary perspective says yes.
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When Did Sex Become Fun?
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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Between Male and Female
Can television shows like Orange Is the New Black and Faking It push forensic anthropologists—and the rest of us—to rethink our categories of biological sex?
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Labor Pains and Helpless Infants: Eve or Evolution? (Part 2)
Anthropologists often use an idea called the "obstetrical dilemma" to explain why humans have helpless infants, but there is mounting evidence that this explanation is insufficient. Part II.
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Labor Pains and Helpless Infants: Eve or Evolution? (Part 1)
Anthropologists often use an idea called the "obstetrical dilemma" to explain why humans have helpless infants, but there is mounting evidence that this explanation is insufficient.