Good news, ladies! From Britain’s Times Online…
For the female half of the population, it may bring a satisfied smile. Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become ever more beautiful, while men remain as aesthetically unappealing as their caveman ancestors.
Absurdly pretty.
The reason, you ask? Because pretty people have more babies than ugly ones. And pretty people tend to have pretty babies.
And, according to this new study, the majority of those pretty babies are girls. So those pretty baby girls turn into pretty women. And that’s why we keep getting prettier. Duh.
In fact, University of Helsinki reasearcher Markus Jokela found that attractive women had up to 16 percent more babies. Sixteen percent?! What a random number.
In men, by contrast, good looks appear to count for little, with handsome men being no more successful than others in terms of numbers of children. This means there has been little pressure for men’s appearance to evolve.
Not pretty.
And we all know they aren’t going to take the initiative. I can just hear it now, “Honey, I want you to WANT to evolve!”
Read the whole story here.
And guys, even though you may continue to look (and act) like a bunch of cro-magnons, we still love you.
[Posted by Kathleen]
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