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Social Sciences Jan 23, 2024

Couples: Caring for oneself can lead to happier relationships—on both sides

Being more forgiving of your own shortcomings in a romantic relationship can lead to happier couples. This is the result of a new study by the Otto Friedrich University Bamberg and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg ...

Social Sciences Jan 16, 2024

Study reveals the dating psychology of incels

A new study published in The Journal of Sex Research has revealed the complex world of involuntary celibacy, providing important insights into the challenges faced by a growing community of men known as incels.

Social Sciences Jan 8, 2024

Families will change dramatically over the years to come, says study

The number of relatives that an individual has is expected to decrease by more than 35% in the near future. At the same time, the structure of families will change. The number of cousins, nieces, nephews and grandchildren ...

Social Sciences Dec 20, 2023

Same-sex couples divide household chores more fairly—here's what they told researchers works best

Who does which household chores—or who does the most—is a perennial source of tension for many couples. From cleaning the toilet to taking out the trash, it's sometimes the little things that can cause the biggest trouble.

Cell & Microbiology Dec 15, 2023

Eggs from men, sperm from women: How stem cell science may change how we reproduce

It may soon be possible to coax human skin cells into becoming functional eggs and sperm using a technique known as "in vitro gametogenesis." This involves the creation (genesis) of eggs and sperm (gametes) outside the human ...

Molecular & Computational biology Dec 15, 2023

Sex chromosomes responsible for much more than determining sex, study shows

Human sex chromosomes originated from a pair of autosomes, the ordinary or non-sex chromosomes that contain the majority of our genome and come in identical pairs. That ancestral pair of autosomes diverged to become two different ...

Social Sciences Dec 7, 2023

Sexual orientation and earnings appear to be linked, patterns differ for NZ men and women

New Zealand has made substantial progress on promoting LGBTQ+ rights over the past 20 years, including legalizing same-sex civil unions in 2004, legalizing same-sex marriage in 2013, and banning conversion practices in 2022.

Archaeology Nov 28, 2023

Museum classifies Roman emperor as trans—but modern labels oversimplify ancient gender identities

Elagabalus ruled as Roman emperor for just four years before being murdered in AD 222. He was still a teenager when he died. Despite his short reign, Elagabalus is counted among the most infamous of Roman emperors, often ...

Plants & Animals Nov 28, 2023

Female toxin-producing newts are surprisingly more poisonous than males

Tetrodotoxin, the neurotoxin that makes a blue-ringed octopus deadly, also protects Taricha newts—but we don't understand how they produce it, or what purposes it serves for them.

Social Sciences Nov 21, 2023

The Ethical Slut has been called 'the bible' of non-monogamy—but its sexual utopia is oversimplified

In 2022, University of Melbourne evolutionary psychologist Dr. Khandis Blake estimated that among young people, "around 4-5 percent of people might be involved in a polyamorous relationship, and about 20 percent have probably ...

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