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Human Evolution Traded Fur for Sweat Glands—and Now, Our Wounds Take Longer to Heal Than Those of Other Mammals
Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...
Bitten by an Alligator? 300 Years of Research Shows That It’s Your Own Fault
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is present in 10 U.S. Southern Atlantic and Gulf Coast states*, ...