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Artist reconstruction of Wilamaya Patjxa vicuña hunt.

A female hunter’s remains hint at more fluid gender roles in the early Americas

By Kate Baggaley

Trans pride eye makeup

Exploring the common misconceptions regarding trans and non-binary identities

The transgender symbol

Ignored by doctors, trans people turn to dangerous underground treatments

By Tara Santora/Undark

A group of five teen walking down the street

LGBTQ+ alliance groups can have a positive effect on entire student populations

LGBTQIA+ advocates rally in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Trans people’s access to health care is imperiled, but a recent Supreme Court case might help

Medical physicist Joanna Harper

The science behind sex, gender, and athletic competition is still pretty shaky

By Britni de la Cretaz

Why is it so hard for us to get peoples’ pronouns right?

By Reed Blaylock/The Conversation

People think beef is manly, and that’s a big problem

People think beef is manly, and that’s a big problem

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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

Gender and class inequalities haven’t really changed for 4,000 years

Gender and class inequalities haven’t really changed for 4,000 years

Testosterone might make you run faster, but that’s kind of beside the point

Testosterone might make you run faster, but that’s kind of beside the point

By Sara Chodosh

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

By Jonathan Coopersmith/The Conversation

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

What sex is this tomato plant? It depends on when you ask.

What sex is this tomato plant? It depends on when you ask.

By Eleanor Cummins

Office temperatures tailored to men in suits are bad for business

Office temperatures tailored to men in suits are bad for business

Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field

Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field

By Claire Maldarelli

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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

Here’s what the U.S. Army’s new gender-neutral fitness test will look like

By Sara Chodosh

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: Cruise ships full of poop, deadly wallpaper, and the sport where women beat men

By Rachel Feltman

These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise

Fitness & Exercise

These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise

By Sara Chodosh

Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t

Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t

By Eleanor Cummins

Science needs to be more inclusive and women are making it happen

Science needs to be more inclusive and women are making it happen

Heading a soccer ball might hurt women’s brains more than men’s

Heading a soccer ball might hurt women’s brains more than men’s

By Nicole Wetsman

Male woolly mammoths lived fast, died young, and left more corpses

Male woolly mammoths lived fast, died young, and left more corpses

By Sara Chodosh

Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a concussion than boys

Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a concussion than boys

By Nicole Wetsman

confused man in bed

Female orgasms aren’t all that mysterious

By Sara Chodosh

Scientific studies favor male mice—and that could hurt a lot of humans

Scientific studies favor male mice—and that could hurt a lot of humans

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Language is training artificial intelligence to replicate human bias

Language is training artificial intelligence to replicate human bias

By Kelsey D. Atherton

biologist with bird

Most scientific studies only use male subjects. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

By Sara Chodosh

Office workers talking

Don’t think you’re sexist? Sorry, we all are.

toxic masculinity in a facial expression

Sexism may be bad for men’s mental health

Climate Change Gave The Male Of This Species A Giant Appendage

Climate Change Gave The Male Of This Species A Giant Appendage

By Jamie Leventhal

Androgynous Lionesses Strut And Roar In Manly Manes

Androgynous Lionesses Strut And Roar In Manly Manes

By Knvul Sheikh

Sex Reversal In Bearded Dragons Creates Females That Behave Like Males

Sex Reversal In Bearded Dragons Creates Females That Behave Like Males

By Grennan Milliken

Women In The Middle Ages Dressed Better Than Men

By Grennan Milliken

More Cases of Sexual Harassment In Astronomy Come to Light

More Cases of Sexual Harassment In Astronomy Come to Light

By Annabel Edwards

Do men have hormonal cycles?

Ask Us Anything

Do men have hormonal cycles?

By Daniel Engber

The Trouble With Nobel Prizes

The Trouble With Nobel Prizes

Can We Unlearn Social Biases While We Sleep?

Can We Unlearn Social Biases While We Sleep?

Science Is Still Trying To Figure Out What Makes A Female Athlete

Science Is Still Trying To Figure Out What Makes A Female Athlete

How Do We Tell The Difference Between Male And Female Faces?

How Do We Tell The Difference Between Male And Female Faces?

By Alexandra Ossola

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates

By Mary Beth Griggs

Army Wants To 3-D Scan Recruits’ Bodies To Build Better Armor

The Forgotten Woman Who Made Microbiology Possible

The Forgotten Woman Who Made Microbiology Possible

By Christina Agapakis

Wild Contraception: Behind Bars

Wild Contraception: Behind Bars

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Wild Contraception: Beyond a Happy Ending

By Mary Beth Griggs

Wild Contraception: The Pests

Wild Contraception: The Pests

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mantis Shrimp Vision Is Not As Mindblowing As You’ve Been Told

Mantis Shrimp Vision Is Not As Mindblowing As You’ve Been Told

By Ashley Braun

New Study Uncovers Why Stress Leads To Depression In Some, But Not Others

New Study Uncovers Why Stress Leads To Depression In Some, But Not Others

By Princess Ojiaku

The Mono-Mono Twins Are Cute, But Mostly They’re Rare—And Fascinating

The Mono-Mono Twins Are Cute, But Mostly They’re Rare—And Fascinating

By Alexandra Ossola

The ‘Mother Of Forensic Science’ Built Dollhouse Crime Scenes

The ‘Mother Of Forensic Science’ Built Dollhouse Crime Scenes

By Douglas Main

U.S. To Require Gender Equality For Medical Lab Rats

U.S. To Require Gender Equality For Medical Lab Rats

By Francie Diep

How Sperm Fit Big Things in Small Places

How Sperm Fit Big Things in Small Places

The Women Who Removed Birds From People’s Hats

The Women Who Removed Birds From People’s Hats

By Laura Poppick

Whatever Happened to Francis Crick?

Whatever Happened to Francis Crick?

Subtle, Yet Sexy: How Pheromones Can Change Your Perception of Attractiveness

Subtle, Yet Sexy: How Pheromones Can Change Your Perception of Attractiveness

By Diedre Ribbens

Marathon Mating and Female Penises—Bug Sex Just Got Even Weirder

Marathon Mating and Female Penises—Bug Sex Just Got Even Weirder

By Alexandra Ossola

Trolls In Their Natural Habitats: An Analysis Of Comments On TED Talks

Trolls In Their Natural Habitats: An Analysis Of Comments On TED Talks

By Francie Diep

Shy Women Can Still Have Great Sex

Shy Women Can Still Have Great Sex

By Alexandra Ossola

Stop Looking For ‘Hardwired’ Differences In Male And Female Brains

Stop Looking For ‘Hardwired’ Differences In Male And Female Brains

By Virginia Hughes

How Men Learn (Or Don’t) About Menstruation

How Men Learn (Or Don’t) About Menstruation

By Colin Schultz

Why Bitcoin Needs More Women

Why Bitcoin Needs More Women

By Adrienne LaFrance

Everything You Need To Know About Uterus Transplants

Everything You Need To Know About Uterus Transplants

By Alexandra Ossola