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Scientists have discovered that a protein in semen acts on the female brain to prompt ovulation, and is the same molecule that regulates the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells. 
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Beer drinkers are more likely to have sex on the first date, according to new statistics.
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It appears that the answer has to do with sexual selection. Does this explain how our species went from hunting and gathering to mass-producing iPhones and airplanes? There are many pieces to that puzzle. The relationship between sex and creativity might be one of them.
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It would be a fantasy to believe that there might be a day where sex is not involved with advertising. Sex continues to have a prominent place in advertising and it looks like its role is increasing.
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How we went from medieval male marriages to executions to marriage equality.
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Fears that sex-linked chromosomes, such as the male Y chromosome, are doomed to extinction have been refuted in a new genetic study which examines the sex chromosomes of chickens.
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Sex differences account for some of the most of the spectacular traits in nature: the wild colours of male guppies, the plumage of peacocks, tusks on walruses and antlers on moose.
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Whether it's the Beatles or Beethoven, people like music for the same reason they like eating or having sex: It makes the brain release a chemical that gives pleasure, a new study says.
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This Week in Discovery News we peek into a future where sex robots fun the prostitution industry, we debunk pet psychics and recap stories of a fireball that exploded over central California.
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Scientists have uncovered the first evidence of a non-human species cultivating plants for use other than as food. Instead, bowerbirds propagate fruits used as decorations in their sexual displays.
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Animal studies have suggested that castration increases lifespan in males, and now Korean researchers have examinedgenealogy records and lifespan of 81 Korean eunuchs to find that their average lifespan is ~14-19 years longer than that of non-castrated men of similar class. (I doubt this finding will lead to an uptick in voluntary male castrations, the trade off of minus fifteen years for what our male sex hormones make possible doesn’t seem so bad...)
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Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have sex with a demanding film director, a snotty socialite, rough construction worker, a guy who does the voice-over in movie trailers or perhaps with one of your Facebook friends?
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Fossil turtle pairs provide first direct evidence of prehistoric vertebrate mating. The moment of orgasm has sometimes been called the “little death”, but several pairs of prehistoric turtles may have died before they reached that moment. Palaeontologists have discovered fossilized turtles in flagrante delicto.
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You'll be hard-pressed to open a magazine or go to a news site without seeing headlines like these. Human relationships, desire, love and sex have been written about and rationalized since time immemorial, it's no wonder that modern scientists continually try to dissect their mysteries. But what can our minds really tell us about matters of the heart? Via Don L. Price
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Male homosexuality is inborn and may be triggered by a gene carried by mothers, new findings suggest.
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Drinking alcohol, taking drugs and engaging in risky sex have long been linked together in young people, but a new study suggests that “risky music-listening” should also be added to the list of health-risk behaviors.
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Taking erection pills when they're not needed may harm men's sex lives, a new study says.
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The words we pay the least attention to in conversation--connectors like 'the', 'this', 'there', 'and' and 'that'--reflect our sexual desire and our place in society, says U of Texas psychologist James Pennebaker.
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In the decades to come, humans will begin patronizing robot-staffed brothels, say researchers from New Zealand’s University of Wellington, removing the guilt and social stigma associated with visiting flesh-and-blood prostitutes. Articles about ROBOTICS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics
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Once we enter into a long-term relationship, do we have to sit back and accept that our hottest days are behind us? According to recent research, not necessarily.
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Scientists are learning more and more about what goes on while we sleep. Articles about DREAMS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=dreams
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For centuries, women have been reporting engorgement of the upper, anterior part of the vagina during the stage of sexual excitement, despite the fact the structure of this phenomenon had not been anatomically determined.
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Do you agree that Smartphones offer more access to explorative opportunities? Is the Internet to blame, or the parenting behind these promiscuous teens? As a parent, how are you monitoring your teen with their cellphone? Are you sure you know what goes on behind closed instant message boxes? Discuss!