Making a meal of it: Praying mantis cannibalism explained
When a female praying mantis bites the head off her sexual partner, it is probably not out of anger.
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Jun 29, 2016
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Love makes sex better for most women
Love and commitment can make sex physically more satisfying for many women, according to a Penn State Abington sociologist.
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2014
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How did homosexuality evolve? There might be a clue in our genes
Genetic effects associated with same-sex sexual behavior are also associated with a mating advantage among people who engage only in opposite-sex sexual behavior, according to a study involving participants from the United ...
Evolution
Aug 24, 2021
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Cupid's arrow: Research illuminates laws of attraction
We've heard the clichés: "It was love at first sight," "It's inner beauty that truly matters," and "Opposites attract." But what's really at work in selecting a romantic or sexual partner?
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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New evidence suggests love languages are important for heterosexual relationship satisfaction
New evidence supports the idea that heterosexual relationship satisfaction is linked to fulfillment of people's personal preferences for receiving affection expressed according to distinct love languages. Olha Mostova of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2022
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Stronger religious beliefs linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction, study shows
Having stronger religious beliefs is linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2022
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Coevolution not healthy for the female sea monkey
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study titled Male-Female Coevolution in the Wild: Evidence from a Time Series in Artemia Franciscana and published in Evolution, evolutionary ecologist Nicolas Rode from the Centre for Functional ...
These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get eaten
After males of the orb-weaving spider Philoponella prominens mate with a female, they quickly launch themselves away, researchers report on April 25 in the journal Current Biology. Using a mechanism that hadn't been described ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2022
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The 'in-law effect': Male fruit flies sleep around but females keep it in the family
Male fruit flies like to have a variety of sexual partners, whereas females prefer to stick with the same mate – or move on to his brothers.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2013
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Sexy snacks: Study finds female mate searching evolves when mating gifts are important
In the animal world, males typically search for their female partners. The mystery is that in some species, you get a reversal -- the females search for males.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2011
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