Watching Ancient Hominins Giving Birth
The human birthing process is more difficult than that of any other primate. One researcher is using bones and computers to figure out why—and what to do about it.
Watching Ancient Hominins Giving Birth
Sex
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The Moral Code of Chinese Sex Workers
A researcher immersed herself in the "sisterhood" of China’s female sex trade—and came away with an appreciation of its rules of conduct.
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Nature’s Most Creative Copulators
Why have humans taken mammalian sex to a whole new level?
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The Sexual Allure of Simplicity
Is the return to a simple life a “new” way to advertise our good qualities? An evolutionary perspective says yes.
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When Did Sex Become Fun?
Sexual reproduction has been around for 2 billion years. But when did sex for pleasure arise? And how much did penises have to do with it?
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Between Male and Female
Can television shows like Orange Is the New Black and Faking It push forensic anthropologists—and the rest of us—to rethink our categories of biological sex?