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Procreative Sex May Soon Be a Quaint Relic, Study Says

According to an Australian fertility specialist, in-vitro fertilization may soon be a more reliable way for us to reproduce than old-fashioned sex. Coming breakthroughs in…

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At Last, Science Figures Out The Keys to Sexy Dancing

For Fred Astaire, it was best done cheek to cheek. Madonna made it all about getting into the groove. And Outkast advocated shaking it like a Polaroid picture. Dancing can…

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Researchers Tag Eggs and Embryos With Bar Codes, For Easy In-Vitro Fertilization

Critics of the selection that's often involved in assisted reproductive technology – picking a 5’10”, blond-haired, Ivy League grad egg donor, for example – say it turns…

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Controversial Ideas: Does Semen Act As an Antidepressant to the Recipient?

Back in 2002, psychologists at the State University of New York at Albany published a study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior looking at the potential role of semen in…

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What Is the Point of the Female Orgasm?

There may be few questions of human sexuality more rancorous than those about the female orgasm. Scientists agree that women probably started having orgasms as a by-product…

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Scientists Use Stem Cells to Generate Human Eggs in the Lab

The conventional line of thinking says that women can produce only a finite number of egg cells over their lifetimes. Some researchers dispute this, but a new study suggests…

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Does a Splash of Red Make a Woman More Attractive?

At the Oscars this year, Angelina Jolie paired a leggy black dress with bombshell hair. What stood out, though, was her bright red lipstick. I thought she looked great, and--according to science--most...

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After Decades of Mystery, Has the G-Spot Been Found?

For decades, researchers have argued over the existence of the G-spot, a supersensitive spongy organ on the front vaginal wall that many women report causes vaginal, rather than clitoral, orgasms....

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Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No

Let me just say this first. Just because it might not have an evolutionary function—or at least one that science can find—doesn't mean it's not important, okay?? Okay. Now…

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FYI: Could A Virgin Birth Ever Happen?

Virgin birth, known to scientists as parthenogenesis, appears to be rather common in the animal kingdom. Many insects and other invertebrates are capable of switching…

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