| Not Quite ‘Liz’ and ‘Gordie,’ but Palace Protocol Is Looser The moment when Queen Elizabeth II first greeted Gordon Brown, the new prime minister, was called Kissing Hands, but the actual kissing of hands takes place later. nytimes.com |
Hormones fine-tune finches' ear for a love song Female zebra finches use oestrogen to help them pick the best singer, and hence the fittest mate, from a bunch of male suitors (full text available to subscribers) feeds.newscientist.com |
Folklore gets it wrong on love matches The old saying that opposites attract might be offering the wrong advice to potential couples, suggests new research feeds.newscientist.com |
Valentine's Day Special: Say it with flowers Want to woo someone with flowers? How about something really special, such as a blue rose, or maybe even an orchid that glows in the dark? feeds.newscientist.com |
Intense males have the best sperm Vibrant plumage is not only a sexual ornament for male great tits 窶 it signals the quality of the birds' sperm feeds.newscientist.com |