A recent study at the University of Western Australia analysed 154 species of primates to see how they use physical ornaments and badges to stand out. They found that males that lived in larger societies (such as we do as humans) use more flamboyant and conspicuous markets to signal ‘identity, rank, dominance or attractiveness’ to
There have been many academic studies into beards over the years, whether they actually make you warmer or colder, whether strong beard growth can be linked to head hair loss and how attractive women really find beards. A study from 2008 got the responses of 60 women on five different facial hair styles ranging from
Step forth bearded men, for we are the alpha males now. According to a study published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 8250 women were asked to rate men, with and without facial hair, somewhere on a relationship longevity spectrum. Every single last woman that was asked if they preferred men with or without a
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