| Sex pheromones make mice brains grow A whiff of a dominant male mouse doesn't just turn a female on, it makes her brain grow pheedo.com |
Hormones fine-tune finches' ear for a love song Female zebra finches use oestrogen to help them pick the best singer, and hence the fittest mate, from a bunch of male suitors (full text available to subscribers) feeds.newscientist.com |
Growing Up on Facebook Can you forge your future self when you never leave the present? nytimes.com |
Has the pill changed the rules of sexual attraction? Oral contraceptives may interfere with the natural processes by which women choose, compete for and retain male partners – so should we worry? feeds.newscientist.com |
Edith Shain, 91, Dies; Claimed to Be Subject of Famous V-J Day Photo Alfred Eisenstaedt’s shot of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square captured the moment of joy at the end of World War II. nytimes.com |