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12 Jun 2025 English Germany Science · Technology

Why do humans have (relatively) large penises?

Compared to chimps or gorillas, human males are unusually well endowed. A new study suggests it's partly because men 'size each other up' before a fight.

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How casual hookups are good (and healthy) for singles

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The anomie within

When it feels like society's breaking down right before your eyes, it's called anomie. And it can lead to an even a darker place.

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Cannibalism happened among the Neanderthals. That much we knew. Now, a paleoanthropological discovery has possibly uncovered an ugly truth about our distant cousins. Conor and Gabe head to a cave in Belgium to check it out.

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