Baby crocodiles chat to each other inside their eggs 'to synchronise hatching' | Mail Online Baby crocodiles chat to each other inside their eggs 'to synchronise hatching' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:08 PM on 24th June 2008 * commentsComments (0) * Add to My Stories Add to My Stories Baby crocodiles start chatting to one another and to their mothers just before they hatch, researchers say. The little reptiles make an 'umph! umph! umph!' noise and scientists believe they are signalling they are ready to be born. "Crocodile mothers react strongly to playback of pre-hatching calls, most of them by digging the sand," Amelie Vergne and Nicolas Mathevon wrote in the journal Current Biology. Crocodiles Crocodiles signal to each other just before they hatch The researchers tested 10 crocodiles and their eggs, recording the sounds the b in Public bookmarkswith biologycrocodile
Scientists find childbirth wonder drug that can 'cure' shyness | Mail Online Scientists find childbirth wonder drug that can 'cure' shyness By Andy Dolan Last updated at 7:30 PM on 22nd June 2008 * commentsComments (5) * Add to My Stories Add to My Stories It can turn anything from job interviews to the most routine of family gatherings into a sweat-inducing ordeal. But a 'love drug' produced naturally by the body during sex and childbirth could offer hope to the millions of people blighted by shyness, scientists have said. Investigators believe oxytocin - a natural hormone that assists childbirth and helps mothers bond with newborn babies - could become a wonder drug for overcoming shyness. Shy girl with hand over face Scientists found the drug could help shyness Trials have found that oxytocin can reduce anxiety and ease p in Public bookmarkswith biology