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In the first study of its kind, a team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University has upended the common notion that having more sex will make you happier. More surprising is that more sex might even generate unhappiness, George Leowenstein, a professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon, and his colleagues report in their recent paper. Several studies over the last decade have found evidence to suggest that sex is directly linked with happiness, so that more sex means greater happiness. One study even found that changing the amount of sex you had from once a month to once a week would give you the same amount of happiness as receiving an extra $50,000. However, what these studies missed and what's causing some misconceptions about sexual frequency and joy, Leowenstein recently told The New York Times, was to determine which element — sex or happiness — was the cause and which was the effect. Not only that, other factors besides sex, such as incom...

The eternal question of whether penis size matters to women has been probed by a team of international scientists who reported on Monday that yes, ladies do find larger men more attractive. What's more, prehistoric women who could see the sex organs of their scantily clad male counterparts may have helped influence the evolution of larger genitals in men by choosing to mate with partners who were bigger. Researchers said they decided to tackle the topic because past studies had offered conflicting answers, and may have been sullied by asking the women too directly. "Since penis size is a sensitive subject, it's hard to determine whether females lied or 'self-deceived' in their responses," lead author Brian Mautz, a postdoctoral researcher in evolution and sexual selection at the University of Ottawa, told AFP via email. So they embarked on a new type of study, using computer-generated images of generic male figures with varying he...

Washington: Imperiled polar bears will see a population crash in most parts of the  Arctic Ocean  if global greenhouse gas emissions continue at current rates, causing accelerated melting of the sea ice the bruins depend on for survival, US scientists said on Wednesd A study led by US Geological Survey (USGS) biologists showed that a worldwide failure to reduce the release of atmospheric pollutants tied to the burning of fossil fuels will likely lead to "a greatly decreased state" for polar bear populations in Alaska and elsewhere, except for an Arctic region north of Canada where summer ice is known to persist longer. The world`s 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears, which can stand as high as 11 feet (3.35 meters) and weigh as much as 1,400 pounds (635 kg), use floating sea ice as platforms for hunting their preferred prey of ringed seals, for mating and to travel vast distances quickly and without expending crucial energy reserves on long-distance swimming, accordin...

I was reading the latest in the bio world and here is what i came across on Yahoo News. It is an interesting read. YAHOO NEWS: Fishermen off Australia who accidentally caught a whopping basking shark have provided scientists with a rare opportunity to study the second-biggest fish on the planet. The 6.3 metre (20 feet) fish, just almost the  height  of a  story   building , is causing a sensation Down Under where little is known about the species -- smaller only than the whale shark -- as it is not often captured in southern hemisphere waters. The rare specimen has been donated to Museum Victoria, in the southern city of Melbourne, where scientists plan to use the body to research the shark's genetics, diet and life history. The museum -- which currently has only three samples from basking sharks, all over 80 years old -- said Wednesday it also plans to use the head and fins to build a full-scale exhibition model. "These rare encounters can provid...

Fish Rain: Understanding the Process behind this Aberrant Natural Phenomenon .   We have heard a lot of information concerning fish rain; Some believe it happens, others believe it does not. It may seem unreasonable and incredible for somebody to believe without reservations, that fishes can rain as well as some othersmaller aquatic animals. Well, believe it or not, anything is possible. The fact that we all gravitate towards the earth doesn’t mean that something with some mass wouldn’t defy gravity.     Yes, it rained fish in Thailand sometimes in April and when I checked some popular Nigerian blogs that carried the news, I discovered that majority of Nigerians couldn’t concur with the news. Well, it doesn’t surprise me a bit. The Romans really dealt with Galileo for disproving the system of Ptolemy by bringing forth such enlightenment which we currently now take for granted.     The case is not completely different with this one. Som...