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Juicy peach with slit to represent vabbing on an orange background

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?

By Philip Kiefer

Fossil frog skeleton in rock from German swamp

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

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Faafafine individual at Auckland, New Zealand pride parade

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

By Lauren J. Young

Two condoms on blue and yellow background.

Why the FDA finally approved a condom for anal sex

By Sara Kiley Watson

six raw oysters in a circle around a lemon next to a glass of champagne to be used as aphrodisiacs for sex

Research on aphrodisiacs is kind of unsatisfying

By Philip Kiefer

a close-up of a woman with brown eyes showing her nose

Sniffing this odorless molecule could make you more aggressive—or more docile

By Kate Baggaley

art illustration with vintage painting/sculpture

Ask Us Anything

A complete guide on how to safely take, send, and store nudes

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

The Birth of Venus painting

The sexy secrets of body fat storage

By Sara Chodosh

drakaea livida orchid being pollinated by a thynnine wasp

This incredibly rare orchid survives by making male beetles horny

By Sara Chodosh

dolphins touching noses

10 animal sex rituals you need to read about right now

Two kids running on a lawn with masks on

Shaming the public into smarter COVID-19 decisions won’t work. This will.

By Maia Szalavitz/Undark

a fried egg on top of tomatoes on a white plate

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Egg yolk color doesn’t mean what you think it does

By Popular Science Team

a black pig is smiling

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Pig sex and celery have a surprising connection

By Popular Science Team

a woman sits in a metal box while a man speaks to her

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

This scientist thought he’d found the source of all sexual energy

By Popular Science Team

people holding hands

Sex during a pandemic can be risky. Here’s how to do it safely.

Why barrier contraceptives (like diaphragms) are so unpopular

By Donna J. Drucker/MIT Press Reader

a boy with his mouth open

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

You can totally sprain your teeth (and you’ve probably done it before)

By Popular Science Team

Couple holding hands

An expert guide to love and sex during a pandemic

By Sara Kiley Watson

glowing millipedes having sex

We finally know how millipedes have sex, thanks to glowing genitals

two fish side by side with one poking a bone into the other, but in a sexy way

This ancient bony fish was a sexual pioneer

By Rachel Feltman

pottery showing athletes jumping

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Ancient athletes did something truly shocking with their genitals

By Popular Science Team

Why do some animals engage in same-sex sexual behavior? The better question is… why not?

Why do some animals engage in same-sex sexual behavior? The better question is… why not?

PreP HIV antiretroviral drugs

What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know

By Alex Schwartz

gynecological stirrups

‘Virginity tests’ are violent, unnecessary, and without medical merit

By Rachel Feltman

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Frogs in tiny taffeta shorts paved the way for human in-vitro fertilization

By Popular Science Team

NASA’s all-female spacewalk hints at a stronger, more gender-equal space program

NASA’s all-female spacewalk hints at a stronger, more gender-equal space program

By Charlie Wood

America’s sexually transmitted disease rates are out of control

America’s sexually transmitted disease rates are out of control

By Rachel Feltman

Male honeybees might blind queens to keep them hive-bound

Male honeybees might blind queens to keep them hive-bound

By Sara Chodosh

Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping

Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping

By Rachel Feltman

Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why

Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: Victorian sex drugs and deadly milk injections

By Popular Science Team

What avocados and clownfish have in common, sexually speaking

What avocados and clownfish have in common, sexually speaking

By Sara Chodosh

The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists

The weirdest things we learned this week: virgin births, composted humans, and naked South Pole scientists

By Popular Science Team

Yes, you can get throat gonorrhea

Yes, you can get throat gonorrhea

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana

By Claire Maldarelli, Eleanor Cummins, and Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: Animal prostitution and Pavlovian pee responses

By Rachel Feltman

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

By Rachel Feltman

groundhog on Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is all about woodchuck sex

By Stam Zervanos/The Conversation

spotted hyena reproductive anatomy

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: ladies dueling topless and pseudopenis birth canals

By Sophie Bushwick, Sara Chodosh, and Rachel Feltman

a man doing a squat on a beach

Fitness & Exercise

How to work out your pelvic floor (and why everyone should)

By Rachel Feltman

a naked mole rat braces itself inside a tube

9 jaw-dropping facts about naked mole rats to celebrate the bloody ascent of their new queen

By Rachel Feltman

Early humans hooked up with other species a whole bunch

Early humans hooked up with other species a whole bunch

By Neel V. Patel

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high (again). But why?

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high (again). But why?

By Rachel Feltman

colorful condoms on a white background

Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections

By Rachel Feltman

Researchers found proof of Neanderthals reproducing with other species

Researchers found proof of Neanderthals reproducing with other species

By Neel V. Patel

A glowing green worm

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

By Neel V. Patel

Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands

Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands

By Neil Adams/The Conversation

a medieval illustration of people cooking

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: scientists doing sex magick, ancient mac and cheese, and contagious writer’s block

By Rachel Feltman

spoons full of condiments

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: fake memories, sperm is not full of tiny men, and how ketchup makes the grade

By Rachel Feltman

You are disgusting in so many ways. Scientists just outlined six of them.

You are disgusting in so many ways. Scientists just outlined six of them.

By Neel V. Patel

These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die

By Sara Chodosh

New poop sample analysis reveals interspecies monkey romance

New poop sample analysis reveals interspecies monkey romance

atlantic puffin

Puffins are donning sexy little sunglasses in the name of science

By Sara Chodosh

Five animals you shouldn’t take relationship advice from (and one you should)

By Sara Chodosh

On swollen butts, mouth sacs, and other sexual preferences in the animal kingdom

By Sara Chodosh

Superstition keeps a lot of Olympians from boinking. But what does the evidence say?

Superstition keeps a lot of Olympians from boinking. But what does the evidence say?

By Erin Blakemore

One orange kitten, two grey kittens, two brown kittens

Kittens from the same litter don’t always have the same parents

By Jason Lederman

Let’s talk about Charles Darwin’s sexy theory of selection

Let’s talk about Charles Darwin’s sexy theory of selection

By Eleanor Cummins

Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males

Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males

By Kate Baggaley

Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that?

Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that?

By Rachel Feltman

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

By Sara Chodosh