New Housecat-Size Feline Species Discovered -- The oncilla. I still want an ocelot, but one of these cuties would make me squeal with delight as well.

The chemistry of love: Oxytocin may drive monogamy in relationships

I Lost My Virginity to the Wrong Person: 'Sexual Regret' Seems to Differ By Gender

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Army Official Says Women Used in PR Materials Too 'Pretty'

Monkey-Human Ancestors Got Music 30 Million Years Ago -- squirrel monkeys

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Poll: 63% of Americans want Boehner out as speaker

Breastfeeding Missouri mother charged with contempt

Spanking tied to later aggression among kids -- I thought this had already been established.

Mistaken Identity And Gender Bias? An Etruscan Warrior Prince Is Actually A Princess

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Blow to multiple human species idea -- "Writing in Science, the team says that Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis and Homo erectus are all part of a single evolving lineage that led to modern humans."

Some Monkeys Have Conversations That Resemble Ours -- marmosets

Scans prove NFL brain drain -- Well, the league certainly settled their lawsuit at the ( Read more... )

Financial worries lower thinking ability: Financial worries can reduce your ability to think about other things and effectively reduce your IQ by 13 points, according to a new study | more | even more | even even more

Men secretly want their wives to fail: Men feel worse about themselves when their wives or girlfriends succeed, especially in an ( Read more... )

Riley Cooper May Have Bigger Problems Ahead -- Philadelphia Eagles' player who said some of the most racially offensive stuff I've heard in at least the last three weeks

Blacks, Hispanics More Optimistic than Whites -- Economically speaking. Of course, minorities have less to lose & more to potentially gain than their Caucasian counterparts.

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A message for CBSnews.com:

Dear Ms. Castillo:

I recently came across your article "Study: Drunk men described as 'wasted' while women considered 'tipsy'" published July 11, 2013. I came upon the article in a neutral state of mind, but I grew disdainful when I came across the closing of the piece ( Read more... )

Leave kids out of this name-calling class prejudice

Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent

Understanding Out-of-Wedlock Births in Black America: Revisiting the controversial Moynihan Report

The British Are Coming--and They've Brought Newspapers: The Guardian is looking to expand in the U.S. market

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Yoga in school not same as teaching religion, California judge rules -- Thank goodness, because that suit was bunk.

Poll: Support for gay marriage hits high after ruling

Habits -- good and bad -- stick when you're stressed -- Keep also in mind that it takes about 27 days to reform a bad habit. (I wonder if the disruption tactic at the end of the ( Read more... )

Some Say the Spelling of a Winning Word Just Wasn't Kosher (NYT)

Sorry, Cinderella: Not everyone thinks attractive women must have petite feet

6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism (thanks, supergee)

Vinegar screening helps cut cervical cancer deaths in India: study

Healthy lifestyle habits may improve your memory too -- "Researchers say ( Read more... )