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Entries from November 2007

Study Finds Reproductive Edge for Men With Deep Voices

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A man with a deep voice may have a survival advantage, a better chance of passing on his genes. (…)

Tags: General · Natural Selection

The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start
By NATALIE ANGIER
If you have ever been to a Jewish wedding, you know that sooner or later the ominous notes of “Hava Nagila” will sound, and you will be expected to dance the hora. (…)

Tags: General · Humans Evolution

In Study of Brain Evolution, Zeal and Bitter Debate

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

In Study of Brain Evolution, Zeal and Bitter Debate
By MICHAEL BALTER
Twelve brains were arranged on the work bench of Ralph Holloway’s anthropology laboratory at Columbia University. (…)

Tags: General · Humans Evolution

390-million-year-old scorpion fossil — biggest bug known

November 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

New Haven, Conn. (…)

Tags: General

Dinosaur from Sahara ate like a ‘mesozoic cow’

November 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

WASHINGTON—A 110 million-year-old dinosaur that had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner, hundreds of tiny teeth and nearly translucent skull bones will be unveiled Thursday, Nov. (…)

Tags: Dinosaurs · General