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Why men are attracted to women with small feet

Life

Why men are attracted to women with small feet

Men shown composite images of women are attracted to small feet, narrow hips and long thighs, while women would like to meet men with small wrists

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Life

Classical music moves the heart in vegetative patients

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Life

Sense of touch influences our decisions

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Link found between infectious disease and IQ

Life

Link found between infectious disease and IQ

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Life

Fear must be conquered, not banished

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Health

24-week fetuses cannot feel pain

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Life

Ovulation gives women's brains a boost

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Gorilla psychologists: Weird stuff in plain sight

Life

Gorilla psychologists: Weird stuff in plain sight

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Life

Brain origins of 'blindsight' revealed

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Chicks count from left to right – just like us

Life

Chicks count from left to right – just like us

It's not just humans that count from left to right: two species of bird do too, suggesting our counting preference is instinctive, not learned

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Life

Rats have an innate concept of space – do humans?

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Life

How the brain deals you a poor hand

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Sea snail venom provides potent pain relief

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Stress detector can hear it in your voice

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