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Anthropology

Strong-armed women helped power Europe’s ancient farming revolution

Intensive manual labor gave ancient farm women arms that female rowers today would envy.

Health & Medicine

Testosterone may be one reason why men don’t get asthma as much as women

Adult women have higher rates of asthma than men, and testosterone’s effect on the immune system may partly explain that difference.

Animals

Most blue whales are ‘righties,’ except for this one move

Though many blue whales tend to be “right-handed” when hunting for krill, one specific barrel roll move requires a lefty twist.

Oceans

In the deep ocean, these bacteria play a key role in trapping carbon

Mysterious nitrite-oxidizing bacteria capture more carbon than previously thought and may be the primary engine at the base of the deep ocean’s food web.