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News of politicians' extramarital affairs seems to be in no short supply lately, but if humans were cut from exactly the same cloth as other mammals, a faithful spouse would be an unusual phenomenon. Only 3 percent to 5 percent of the roughly 5,000 species of mammals (including humans) are known to form lifelong, monogamous bonds, with the loyal superstars including beavers, wolves and some bats. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago tags humans monogamous affairs mammals faithful |
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"Our Earth--healthy strong and full of life. But wait, what's that you've got there? Looks like you've got a case of The Humans!" picked by ogri2003 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Dinosaurs prepared the path for us humans and mammals to evolve, or not? picked by niceplime 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Awesome flash animations for Worth1000.com's Battle of the Animators. Seven episodes in all! picked by capriccio 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Why did humans evolve to walk upright? Perhaps because it's just plain easier. Make that "energetically less costly," in science-speak, and you have the conclusion of researchers who are proposing a likely reason for our modern gait. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Remains of stone tools found amid ash deposits in India from a volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago show that modern humans were living there earlier than scientists had previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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This is a video of a lion being reunited with the humans who raised her after being injured in the wild. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Populations of many species, from fish to mammals, had fallen by about a third from 1970 to 2003 largely because of human threats such as pollution, clearing of forests and overfishing, the group also said in a two-yearly report. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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New research of the H5N1 flu virus shows it is just two mutations away from being highly contagious and deadly to humans. picked by Neiako 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good. 1 comments edit related share scienceOops. picked by tvirus 6 days ago |
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New evidence shows humans lived in North America more than 14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than had previously been known. Discovered in a cave in Oregon, fossil feces yielded DNA indicating these early residents were related to people living in Siberia and East Asia. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
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An interesting spin on the favorite childhood game of tag. 0 comments edit related share plime.comI would so LOVE to be able to get something like this together. picked by clscott645 6 months ago |
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A Russian advertising executive who sued her boss for sexual harassment lost her case after a judge ruled that employers were obliged to make passes at female staff to ensure the survival of the human race. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
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For nearly a century, anthropologists have been debating the relationship of Neandertals to modern humans. Central to the debate is whether Neandertals contributed directly or indirectly to the ancestry of the early modern humans that succeeded them. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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A fearsome mutant fish has started killing people after feeding on human corpses, scientists fear. 5 comments edit related share plime.comThey reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago |
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China houses several early-human (Paleolithic) archaeological sites along the Nihewan Basin near Mongolia, some with artifacts that date back about 1 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Over time, animals are likely to pick up their owners’ characteristics. 1 comments edit related share plime.comResults of the yearlong study, which will continue for the next six months, show that pets and their owners share many personality traits. picked by henkspaan 11 months ago |
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Ancient astronauts landed at Uluru and proceeded to create humankind, according to UFO enthusiasts in America. 2 comments edit related share weirdThe UFO Area website says the astronauts are represented in rock paintings in Central Australia. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago |
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Use the alien spacepod to destroy, abduct humans and tanks. picked by Archbob 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
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A small group of US experts stubbornly insist that, contrary to what the vast majority of their colleagues believe, humans may not be responsible for the warming of the planet Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Flight of the Conchords- New Zealand's 5th most popular folk parody music group. 12 comments edit related share entertainmentMore videos in comments. picked by subobisis 9 months ago |