When two people fancy each other their heart rates jump in harmony
22 September 2019
In a blind date, couples whose heart rates become synchronised are more likely to be attracted to each other – but physical body language makes no difference
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Women have a daily hormone cycle as well as a monthly one
7 September 2019
Female hormones like oestrogen and FSH have daily ebbs and flows that may explain mood variations and why some female shift-workers struggle to get pregnant
Sexual images are just as arousing for women as they are for men
15 July 2019
It was thought that male brains respond more to pornographic images than female brains – but a large review finds there is no significant difference
High Life’s sex and black holes sci-fi intrigues without satisfying
22 May 2019
High Life, a sci-fi tale of black holes, redemption and sex, intrigues while leaving big questions unanswered – like who does the disembodied hand belong to?
Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives
24 May 2018
Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour
Male fruit flies feel pleasure when they ejaculate
19 April 2018
Male insects have been genetically engineered to climax on command, and it seems they get a real buzz out of it – perhaps even a fly orgasm
Advertising campaign for monkeys uses sex to sell brands
27 February 2018
Everyone knows that in advertising sex sells, and it turns out that sex-themed adverts even work on rhesus macaques
Fight continues over whether sex addiction is a real thing
5 January 2018
Guidelines from the World Health Organization are being drawn up that may recognise sexual compulsivity as a mental disorder
Love at first sight is really just lust or even false memory
27 December 2017
One in three people say they’ve felt love at first sight, but experiments suggest the phenomenon is actually just physical attraction or distorted memories
Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?
4 December 2017
Female monkeys spend more time staring at males that have highly masculine facial features, but we don’t know if they fancy them or fear them
