Curiosity Daily Podcast: A New Stonehenge Discovery and Why Females Feel Colder
Learn about a mysterious new archaeological discovery around Stonehenge; and why females feel colder in many species.
November 23, 2021
Episode Show Notes:
More from world-renowned Stonehenge archeologist Susan Greaney:
- STONEHENGE: LAND OF THE DEAD’ Premieres Sunday, November 28 at 8 PM ET/PT on Science Channel: https://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/stonehenge-land-dead/
- Start your free trial of discovery+ at https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity
- Follow @SueGreaney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SueGreaney
- Academic page: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/research-students/view/122326-susan-greaney
Females feel colder in many species -- scientists say it was an adaptation to keep the sexes separate by Grant Currin
- A new study reveals the evolutionary reason why women feel colder than men. (2021, October 5). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930578
- Magory Cohen, T., Kiat, Y., Sharon, H., Levin, E., & Algar, A. (2021). An alternative hypothesis for the evolution of sexual segregation in endotherms. Global Ecology and Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13393
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