Your Extra Artery, Emotional Hangovers, LEDs Are Bad for Bugs
Learn why more humans are growing an extra artery; emotional hangovers; and the drawbacks of energy-efficient LED streetlamps.More humans are growing an extra artery, which shows we're still evolving by Cameron Duke Lucas, T., Kumaratilake, J., & He
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Learn why more humans are growing an extra artery; emotional hangovers; and the drawbacks of energy-efficient LED streetlamps.
More humans are growing an extra artery, which shows we're still evolving by Cameron Duke
- Lucas, T., Kumaratilake, J., & Henneberg, M. (2020). Recently increased prevalence of the human median artery of the forearm: A microevolutionary change. Journal of Anatomy, 237(4), 623–631. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13224
- McRae, M. (2021). More And More Humans Are Growing an Extra Artery, Showing We’re Still Evolving. ScienceAlert. https://www.sciencealert.com/more-humans-are-growing-an-extra-artery-in-our-arms-because-we-re-still-evolving
Emotional Hangovers Are Real, And They're Not What You Think by Sam Suarez
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- New York University. (2016, December 27). Is there such a thing as an emotional hangover? Researchers find that there is. PsyPost; PsyPost. https://www.psypost.org/2016/12/thing-emotional-hangover-researchers-find-46675
Energy-efficient LED streetlamps are bad news for insect populations by Cameron Duke
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- Sharon, W. (2007). STUDYING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON WILDLIFE. StarLight: A Common Heritage. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sharon-Wise-3/publication/242297944_STUDYING_THE_ECOLOGICAL_IMPACTS_OF_LIGHT_POLLUTION_ON_WILDLIFE_AMPHIBIANS_AS_MODELS/links/00b7d53bd619157183000000/STUDYING-THE-ECOLOGICAL-IMPACTS-OF-LIGHT-POLLUTION-ON-WILDLIFE-AMPHIBIANS-AS-MODELS.pdf
- Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems - International Dark-Sky Association. (2016, September 12). International Dark-Sky Association. https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution/wildlife/
- Main, D. (2019, February 14). Why insect populations are plummeting—and why it matters. Animals; National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-insect-populations-are-plummeting-and-why-it-matters?loggedin=true
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