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fromScienceDaily
1 week ago

Scientists uncover a hidden limit inside human endurance

Sustained human energy expenditure maxes out at about 2.5 times basal metabolic rate over long periods, even in elite ultra-endurance athletes.
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

The evolution of laziness: Why humans resist the gym

Human biology and behavior require integrated mechanistic, evolutionary, and cultural explanations to fully explain functions like immunity, movement, and cognition.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

This Mushroom's Incredibly Bitter Taste Is New to Science

A genetic mutation enables animals to perceive bitterness to avoid toxins, with recent research uncovering unknown bitter compounds that activate human taste receptors.
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