Latest gender Stories
What sex is this tomato plant? It depends on when you ask.
People think beef is manly, and that’s a big problem
Honoring the women who helped humans go to space
NASA’s all-female spacewalk hints at a stronger, more gender-equal space program
Gender and class inequalities haven’t really changed for 4,000 years
Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why
Office temperatures tailored to men in suits are bad for business
Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day
Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field
Do men have hormonal cycles?
The weirdest things we learned this week: ladies dueling topless and pseudopenis birth canals
The science behind sex, gender, and athletic competition is still pretty shaky
Trans people’s access to health care is imperiled, but a recent Supreme Court case might help
LGBTQ+ alliance groups can have a positive effect on entire student populations
Ignored by doctors, trans people turn to dangerous underground treatments
Binders for transmasculine, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks
This Week In Sex
Ms. Scientist
More Cases of Sexual Harassment In Astronomy Come to Light
Sperm Count Is Falling In France, And Globally, Too, Study Says
Exploring the common misconceptions regarding trans and non-binary identities
Why Does War Breed More Boys?
Which Is Worse: The Study About Women Voting With Their Hormones, Or The Trolly Story About It On CNN?
Crack, Rats, and T Cells, Oh My!
The Pregnant Male
Science Confirms The Obvious: Men And Women Aren’t That Different
Women Scientists You Didn’t Learn About In School
Archive Gallery: Popular Science Admires the Presidents
Science Confirms The Obvious: Science Faculty Think Female Students Are Less Competent
FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?
Who’s Better at Giving Directions, Men or Women?
Do Video Games Give Boys an Advantage in Later Life?
Science Is Institutionally Sexist. Here Are 4 Ways To Help Fix It
Here’s what the U.S. Army’s new gender-neutral fitness test will look like
Minority Scientists Are Less Likely To Find Jobs
Strong Hands and Voice Pitch Really Are Signs of Fertility
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
The weirdest things we learned this week: Cruise ships full of poop, deadly wallpaper, and the sport where women beat men
These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise
Why Dudes Who Can’t Smell Never Get Laid
Why We Stand Where We Do In An Elevator
Just Seeing Hillary Clinton’s Face Improves Women’s Public Speaking
Medication Protects Men From Seduction By Dangerous Women
Guys: Holding A Guitar Makes You More Attractive
The Trouble With Nobel Prizes
Crowdfunding helps women succeed in tech because venture capital won’t
Sex Reversal In Bearded Dragons Creates Females That Behave Like Males
Women Are Being Excluded From Clinical Trials
Sleep-Deprived Men Are Really Bad At Judging Who Wants To Sleep With Them
Can We Unlearn Social Biases While We Sleep?
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A female hunter’s remains hint at more fluid gender roles in the early Americas
Science Is Still Trying To Figure Out What Makes A Female Athlete
Are Men Or Women More Likely To Be Hit By Lightning?
How Do We Tell The Difference Between Male And Female Faces?
Science needs to be more inclusive and women are making it happen
Nerd Stereotype Might Drive Women Away From Computer Science
Ellen Pao On Preventing Discrimination In Silicon Valley And Beyond
Male And Female Stegosaurus May Have Had Different Plates
Can Mammal Mothers Choose The Sex Of Their Offspring?
Emoji Of All Genders And Races Get 11 New Jobs
How did Heist engineer such magical tights? They bothered to try.
Women Are Less Likely to Harm One Person To Help Many
Women Still Less Likely To Commit Corporate Fraud
Why Do We Pathologize Gender Nonconformity?
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