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Love's all in the brain: fMRI study shows strong, lateralized reward, not sex, drive

...e multidisciplinary team found that early, intense romantic love may have more to do with motivation, reward a...her mammals. So the researchers think "early-stage romantic love is possibly a developed form of a mammalian drive to pursue preferred mates, and that it has an...

Blue eyes -- A clue to paternity

...colors were asked to report the eye color of their romantic partners. Blue-eyed men were the group with the largest proportion of partners of the same eye color. According to Bruno Laeng and colleagues, "It is remarkable that blue-eyed men showed such a clear preference for women with the same eye color, ...

New study is first to link romantic relationships to genes

...s study offers some understanding of the basis for romantic chemistry, and is the first to show that compatible genes can influence the sexual relationships of romantic couples. ...

Selectivity is ultimate aphrodisiac

...ty is in dire need of an asterisk in the domain of romantic attraction. The more you tend to experience romantic desire for all the potential romantic partners you meet, the study shows, the less likely it is that...

World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'

...y exciting and lifts my confidence that this vast, romantic global effort will succeed," Edwards said. "We are also encouraged by the declaration in March 2007 by the environment ministers of the G8 nations to foster a global species information system." While initial work will emphasize species of anim...

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