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European whitefish

Life

Seminal fluid, not just sperm, can influence offspring's survival

It’s not just about the sperm: the semen of male fish carries unidentified substances that influence how quickly the offspring develop and even how well they can swim

News

Gina Rippon

Video

Neuroscientist Gina Rippon: Busting the myth of male and female brains

Video

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Technology

Tinder may not actually be very good for finding a partner

News

Celebrating the Birth by Jan Steen, 1664. © The Wallace Collection, London

Humans

Genetic study reveals the family secrets of people in the 1800s

News

Researchers have many theories about the function of female orgasm

Humans

Female orgasm may have evolved from a trigger for ovulation

News

Hypersexual disorder linked to genes that regulate love hormone

Health

Hypersexual disorder linked to genes that regulate love hormone

News

man and woman smiling

Mind

When two people fancy each other their heart rates jump in harmony

News

Center For Disease Control

Health

One in 16 US women were forced into having sex for the first time

News

Daily hormone cycles might affect mood and fertility

Health

Women have a daily hormone cycle as well as a monthly one

News

The Vagina Bible: Beating bad science on women's sexual health

Health

The Vagina Bible: Beating bad science on women's sexual health

Top Twitter gynaecologist Jennifer Gunter's new book, The Vagina Bible, attacks the bad science and downright ignorance she believes bedevil women's sexual health

Culture

Life

Some jellyfish sperm have stingers that fire inside females

News

Mind

Sexual images are just as arousing for women as they are for men

News

Health

Survey reveals students’ hopes and fears about sex

News

Definition

Why do we have sex?

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