Forbes July 05, 2026 • 14:26

Why Do Men Have An Adam’s Apple? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains - Forbes

By Scott Travers

Why Do Men Have An Adam’s Apple? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains - Forbes

Why do men have an Adam's apple? A biologist explains the puberty hormone surge behind it, the sexual-selection theory and the debate over what it signals

A visible lump in the throat in men, commonly known as the Adams Apple, absent in most other primates, might just be a signal for size.
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