Human Evolution

Penis size does matter to women, say researchers

14 Apr 2013

The eternal question of whether penis size matters to women has been studied by a team of international scientists who reported that, yes, ladies do find larger men more attractive.

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Tianyuan Man scientists unlock secrets of ancient DNA

17 Feb 2013

The remains of Tianyuan Man consisted of more than 30 fragments, including lower jaw and leg bones, but no skull - not enough to tell how closely the ancient human related to present-day Chinese....

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Fossils suggest giant pandas went from being man's friend to prey

4 Nov 2012

Huang Wanbo put down his magnifying glass and frowned. The anthropologist was sitting at a dirty desk under a lamp in a farmhouse in Wushan county, Chongqing, staring at the two-million-year-old...

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Scientists rebuild genome of girl from 50,000 years ago

1 Sep 2012

Scientists have rebuilt the entire genetic make-up of a girl who lived and died in a Siberian cave more than 50,000 years ago.

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A dip in the gene pool

14 Jul 2007

Consider for a moment the implications of a deaf couple who want to have a deaf child. Sharon Duchesneau and Candy McCullough never considered deafness a disability but saw it rather as a cultural...

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STATE OF THE ORIGIN

15 Jun 2006

SYSTEMS DESIGNER Clive Brook-Fox has just returned from a road trip into Yunnan and Tibet. The weather was terrible, his driver couldn't speak any English so communicating in his limited...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Only real reform can calm Hong Kong's political volcano

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Frank Ching

Liaison Office chief must investigate relationship with former ICAC boss

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We came from Africa, but when?

Few debates have polarised scientists more than the origin of our species.

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Ask mr Brain..all will be explained

When was the watch invented? It is generally believed that the first watches were invented around 1500 and made in Nuremburg, Germany in the first half of the 16th century. However, there is now...

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Proposed eugenics law not on agenda

CHINA appears to have quietly shelved its controversial law on eugenics after encountering criticism from both within its own government and abroad.

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China clarifies birth law

CHINA does not often feel it necessary to explain to an international audience the aims of domestic legislation.

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Clinton urged to condemn birth law

THE Clinton administration now needs to spell out to China its concerns about the offensive elements of the draft law to ''avoid new births of inferior quality'', the New York Times said in an...

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