Life
Female scorpions get stung during sex – and they seem to welcome it
During courtship rituals, female scorpions appear to willingly let males sting them, which may be a way for them to evaluate prospective mates
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Mind
The surprising benefits of having an asymmetrical face, body and brain
Features
Mind
The peculiar discoveries reviving the search for human pheromones
Features
Health
Space flight may increase erectile dysfunction among astronauts
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Life
Bat uses its huge penis like an arm during sex
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Life
Do animals know that sex leads to babies?
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Life
Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males
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Life
Female stick insect clones itself despite having sex with males
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Life
Sex between two males is extremely common in wild macaque monkeys
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Health
Neurons that respond to vibration discovered in the clitoris and penis
The purpose of Krause corpuscles, sensory structures in the genitals, has long been a mystery, but it now seems they contain neurons that respond to vibration and are key to sexual motivation and function, according to work in mice
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Humans
Humans were kissing at least 4500 years ago, reveal ancient texts
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Health
Electrically stimulating the clitoris could treat low libido in women
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Health
The microbiome inside the penis can be altered by vaginal sex
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Humans
Impulse review: An authoritative, if dry, sexual behaviours manual
Culture