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Apr 30, 2008

Same Sex Couples Common in the Wild

As gay couples celebrate their newfound right to marry in California and opposition groups rally to fight the ruling, many struggle with this question: Is homosexuality natural? On this issue, Nature has spoken: Same-sex lovin' is common in hundreds of species, scientists say. Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins...

Feb 29, 2008

Women Are Bound to Get AIDS

Why is it girls have to always be polite and say yes, when boys can just say no and walk away? My 10-year old daughter said these chilling words to me after describing how she had been stuck doing a task at school when she really wanted to do something...

Nov 30, 2009

The 9 Most Provocative Sex Science Stories of 2009

We've loved. We've learned. And we've had some of our sexual suspicions confirmed by scientific research. As 2009 comes to a close, LiveScience looks back at the year's nine most intriguing sex lessons. Sex smells. A man's sweat smells different when he's sexually aroused — and women can tell the...

Nov 30, 2009

Boys Explore Cell Phone Features More Than Girls

Differences in cell phone habits can be seen in children as young as 11, with boys more likely to use their mobiles for checking email and playing video games than girls, a new study finds. But that doesn't mean you should buy phones with fewer features for girls, said study...

Nov 30, 2009

9 Discoveries That Made Us Blush in 2009

This year was full of scientific findings about us, with a host of discoveries that helped explain how our brains and bodies work. Among the more interesting were these nine, which focused on some of the things that are on our minds the most and which might leave some folks...

Oct 31, 2009

Shocking Treatment Helps Erectile Dysfunction

If you experience impotence, instead of a little blue pill maybe you want to apply shockwaves to your privates instead. Experiments now suggest directing shockwaves at penises can help treat erectile dysfunction. We can really reverse erectile problems with this, researcher Yoram Vardi, head of the neuro-urology department at Rambam...

Sep 30, 2009

Why Some Men Can't Control Arousal

Is sex a state of mind? A recent study from the University of British Columbia finds that while most men can regulate their physical and mental sexual arousal to some degree, the men most able to do so are able to control their other emotions as well. “We suspect that...

Jul 31, 2009

Study: Machismo Cuts Men's Lives Short

Tough guys who buy into ideals of masculinity are much less likely to seek preventive healthcare services, such as a prostate exam, compared with other men. The new finding, based on survey data, reveals that such manly beliefs could help to explain the lower life expectancy of men compared with...

Jun 30, 2009

Like Sex? Thank a Parasite

It's long been a mystery why sex become so hot back when life evolved beyond simple creatures that reproduced asexually by simply dividing in two. Asexual creatures do not even need to find a partner. While that might not sound like much fun, it certainly is efficient, working out to...

May 31, 2010

Sexsomnia: 'Sex While Sleeping' Condition Studied

As sleeping disorders go, this may not be the worst one. Sexsomnia patients report having initiated sex while sleeping. Now scientists have provided a hint at the prevalence of this sleep sex. Sexsomnia was reported by 7.6 percent of patients at a sleep disorders center, researchers report today. Starting sex...

May 31, 2010

What's an Orgasm?

Clinically speaking, an orgasm is just a series of involuntary muscle contractions. But unlike a charley horse, these spasms turn your legs into jelly for an entirely different reason. It's a great pleasure for some, a frustrating puzzle for others and still much of a mystery to sex researchers, said...

Feb 28, 2010

What's Sexsomnia?

Simply put, sexsomnia is the act of having sex while asleep. But for sleep researchers and legal scholars, it's an emerging sleep disorder with far-reaching implications. Sexsomnia, or sleep sex, started popping up in scientific case studies in the late 1990s. Behaviors range from groaning to masturbation to full-on sexual...

Jan 31, 2010

Tiger Woods and Sex Addiction: Real Disease or Easy Excuse?

Tiger Woods is scheduled to break his months-long silence about the sex scandal that has plagued the world's most famous athlete. It's not clear how he will explain himself, though according to some reports Woods has been attending a private rehabilitation clinic in Mississippi that treats addictions — including sex...

Jan 31, 2010

Hourglass Figures Affect Men's Brains Like a Drug

Watching a curvaceous woman can feel like a reward in the brain of men, much as drinking alcohol or taking drugs might, research now reveals. These new findings might help explain the preoccupation men can have toward pornography, scientists added. Shapely hips in women are linked with fertility and overall...

Oct 31, 2011

Sexual Seniors Are Happiest, Survey Finds

Older married couples who engage in sexual activity are more likely to be happy both with their relationship and their lives than those who have more infrequent sex, according to new research. The find reveals the importance of sexuality in adults ages 65 and older, said study researcher Adrienne Jackson,...