The obstetrical dilemma: Large-scale study explores evolutionary trade-offs of wide vs. narrow hips

PHYSorg
Apr 11, 2025, 9:29 am319 pts
A team of integrative biologists at the University of Texas, Western Washington University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found that both wide and narrow hips provide women with certain physical benefits, though they both also have downsides. In their study published in the journal Science,…

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