Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Australasian gannets are as fickle as humans when it comes to fidelity but risk breeding failure with a new partner, says a new study.
‘It’s always been assumed that these birds are monogamous, and they’ve been held up as an example of fidelity for humans,’ says Steffi Ismar of the University of [...]
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Sydney, Nov 13 (IANS) A single long-term partner seems to ensure healthier babies for women, says a new study.
In other words, prolonged exposure to the father’s semen protects new mothers against pre-eclampsia (pregnancy induced hypertension) and having an undersized baby.
In this study conducted by the University of Auckland (U-A), 2,507 first-time pregnant women were interviewed [...]
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