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Blue-lined octopus in aquarium tank

Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack

a small brown fish swimming in a tank

These fish can mate 19 times per day These fish can mate 19 times per day

By Laura Baisas

Do aphrodisiacs work? What the science says. Do aphrodisiacs work? What the science says.

By RJ Mackenzie

person taking photos of themselves in the dark

Please think twice before letting AI scan your penis for STIs Please think twice before letting AI scan your penis for STIs

Female hand with mobile phone on blurred night lights background

‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England ‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England

Luxury car interior

Your car could be capturing data on your sex life Your car could be capturing data on your sex life

Doxycycline antibiotic pill for STI and STD prevention on a coral background

This ‘morning after’ pill could prevent STIs from unprotected sex This ‘morning after’ pill could prevent STIs from unprotected sex

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Person making online purchase.

Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases

By Simon Fondrie-Teitler/The Markup, Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

Four male common fruit flies in a chain trying to mate with each other after being exposed to ozone air pollution

Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

three MysteryVibe products

These sex toys are designed to heal, one orgasm at a time These sex toys are designed to heal, one orgasm at a time

By Charlie Surbey, Sandra Gutierrez G.

Viagra blue pills next to a felt red heart to show cardiac health benefits from erectile dysfunction drugs

Viagra shows promise in extending men’s lives, among other areas Viagra shows promise in extending men’s lives, among other areas

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Two T. rex dinosaurs cuddling in bed after sex. Illustration in pink, purple, and gray.

Scientists are still banging out theories about how dinosaurs had sex Scientists are still banging out theories about how dinosaurs had sex

Purple sea urchins underwater releasing eggs and sperms during the mating process

Sea urchin sperm is surprisingly useful to robotics experts Sea urchin sperm is surprisingly useful to robotics experts

By Lauren J. Young

Are at-home STD tests reliable?

Are at-home STD tests reliable? Are at-home STD tests reliable?

By Liz Szabo / KHN

Juicy peach with slit to represent vabbing on an orange background

Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones. Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones.

By Lyric Aquino

A microscope image of monkeypox virus particles, which are oval with a fringed outer ring.

Monkeypox isn’t an STI. So why are health officials focused on sex? Monkeypox isn’t an STI. So why are health officials focused on sex?

By Philip Kiefer

Fossil frog skeleton in rock from German swamp

A swamp orgy went terribly wrong for these prehistoric frogs A swamp orgy went terribly wrong for these prehistoric frogs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Hand holding a pen placing sticky note on planner, a good way to track your period without an app.

How to track your own period—without an app How to track your own period—without an app

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Faafafine individual at Auckland, New Zealand pride parade

Sex and gender binaries don’t tell the entire story of life Sex and gender binaries don’t tell the entire story of life

By Rachel Feltman

two spiders entangled together mating

These male spiders fling into the air to escape post-coital cannibalism These male spiders fling into the air to escape post-coital cannibalism

By Lauren J. Young