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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Microbial methane and the end-Permian extinction A study finds that the catastrophic end-Permian extinction event may have been related to the evolution of a new microbial mechanism to convert organic carbon to methane, an ability catalyzed by an abundance of nickel resulting from Siberian volcanism. Oxytocin might enhance group-serving lying In an experiment where participants could benefit their group by lying, 60 participants who received oxytocin lied to a greater extent and more readily than 60 participants who did not, but when lying benefitted only the individual, those who received oxytocin did not lie any more than those who did not receive oxytocin, suggesting that oxytocin might influence people to act in the best interest of their group, even if the actions include dishonesty, according to a study.

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