Tag: beards
A new study says humans with ‘showy’ beards are more likely to have small...
A recently published study of over 100 primates, including humans, found that those with “showy” facial hair often had smaller testicles. This doesn’t mean that beards equal smaller balls, but it does suggest that men use beards as a “sexual ornament” to help lure potential mates and make up for other shortcomings. (But we already knew that, right?)
The study, published this month in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, compared the sexual traits of over...
