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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Women Have Been Falling for Brad Pitt Types for 2.6M Years

Rules of attraction haven't changed much

Aug 25, 07 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The facial proportions of the average hot guy haven't changed much throughout human  evolutionary history, finds a new study that compares contemporary human skulls with skulls from 2.6 million years ago. Women have been selecting for males with short, broad faces—think Brad Pitt and Will Smith—since the... More »

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gender • evolution • Brad Pitt • women • men • science • human evolution • biology • attraction

Girls Think Pink, Naturally,
Study Finds

Women's attraction to redder hues linked
to evolution

Aug 21, 07 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shocking news: Girls love pink. That love might not just be cultural—but linked to evolutionary development, researchers  in a new study have concluded. Pink may have helped ancient women recognize ripe fruit and healthy men with ruddy faces, while both genders yearned for the blue of open skies and... More »

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gender • human evolution • gender roles • biology • girls • pink

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