First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a […]
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Men with lower income prefer voluptuous women?
What Men “Know” Without Knowing Men haven’t a clue about why they prefer certain body shapes or why their brains light up when they see narrow waists and well-rounded hips and thighs. But the preferences encoded in their genes by millennia of evolution help reveal what it is about women’s bodies that foretells success in […]
Read MoreEuropeans had dark skin, blue eyes 7,000 years ago, according to science.
According to researchers, this particular ancient man had a combination of African and European genes that led to dark skin and light eyes. Surprise! Ancient European had dark skin and blue eyes … Sunlight changes Many scientists have believed that lighter skin gradually arose in Europeans starting around 40,000 years ago, soon after people left […]
Read MoreDark Skin May Have Evolved to Protect Against Skin Cancer
At one time, natural selection may have favored those who had the darkest variations in skin color to protect against ultraviolet radiation.PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE BY SARAH LEEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Greaves, who studies the role that disease plays in human evolution, believes his study adds credence to the idea that when earlier hominids shed their shaggy hair […]
Read MoreMelanins, the pigments that color our eyes, hair and skin. Renewable energy…MELANIN?
I thought I heard and read it all but his type of scientific information is shocking and quite amazing! I remember as a child my science teacher told us that, the purpose for the sun was to get vitamin D and also the sun helps to uplift your mood. I was taught that the extra melanin/pigment was due to exposure […]
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