New study shows Americans are having sex less often
While the topic of sex is less taboo than it was a generation ago, that doesn't necessarily mean people are having more of it.
Mar 07, 2017
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Data should smash the biological myth of promiscuous males and sexually coy females
That males are naturally promiscuous while females are coy and choosy is a widely held belief. Even many scientists – including some biologists, psychologists and anthropologists – tout this notion when interviewed by ...
Why 'platonic' flies don't copulate and what that could mean for humans
By studying the sexual behavior of a mutant strain of fruit fly called "platonic," researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences have found parallels between humans and flies in the neural control ...
Why animals court their own sex
Same-sex sexual behaviour is common in animals but puzzles evolutionary biologists since it doesn't carry the same obvious benefits as heterosexual courtship behavior that leads to mating and production of offspring. A study ...
Scientists identify genetic switch for female sexual behavior
The key to successful sexual reproduction can be traced to a single receptor in the brain, according to a new study by Stanford scientists.
Socialization alters fruit fly sexuality
A genetic study on the courtship behavior of mutant fruit flies may illuminate human sexual orientation.
Journal publishes doctoral candidate's findings on beetle promiscuity
Elizabeth Droge-Young has long been fascinated by the mysteries and motivations behind sexual selection. But the promiscuity among females of one particular species—the red flour beetle—had her particularly stumped. These ...
Females more promiscuous in colder climates, says insect study
Females have more sexual partners when they live in colder climates and are happier being monogamous when it is hotter, a study into the behavior of insects has found.
Unlike boys, girls lose friends for having sex, gain friends for making out
Early adolescent girls lose friends for having sex and gain friends for "making out," while their male peers lose friends for "making out" and gain friends for having sex, finds a new study that will be presented at the 110th ...
