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Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by trhway on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:07PM (#17428214)
it is pretty much clear that it is because of temperature, yet what specific effects lower temp plays is still a matter of research, and i find this interesting wrt. various studies of epigenetics emerging in recent times:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4142806/

" we hypothesize that, at least for some loci, the sex-specific epigenetic remodeling process might be influenced by the temperatures at which male and female gonads are exposed during the acquisition of a new imprinting. "

Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by zyxwvu on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:15PM (#17427920)
Why has it become acceptable to place ads in-between the text of an article (mobile at least)? I counted no less than 4 ads within the article. They almost always bug my browser out when they're loading while I'm reading through the article. Not to mention making the whole end-user experience terrible.
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by nofunsir on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:00PM (#17428175)
Amusingly, they call them "CompanionColumns" in the html. I'm sure there's a uBlock filter one could create.
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by ISL on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:38PM (#17428034)
That is how newspapers have been for centuries.
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by zyxwvu on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:21PM (#17428297)
No. Newspapers would have article conintued on page # that would break up an article. The ads were not within the article/wall of texts themselves. Those ads also didn't break or hinder the the medium through which the text was displayed.
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by mikece on Friday June 29, 2018 @04:49PM (#17427760)
The stories that get voted to the front page of HN confuse me at times...
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by projectramo on Friday June 29, 2018 @04:53PM (#17427792)
It's just nuts...
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by rrggrr on Friday June 29, 2018 @04:30PM (#17427617)
If they were internal they would be impossible to scratch. I can't see how this a mystery.
Re:The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles by bytematic on Friday June 29, 2018 @07:38PM (#17428684)
Humans would find a way.