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Tropical Octopus Definitely Mates Beak-to-Beak
Larger Pacific striped octopus couples engage in a host of behaviors unheard of among other octopuses
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The Mystery of the Failed Chlamydia Vaccine
In the 1960s, a vaccine for chlamydia made patients more susceptible to chlamydia. Now scientists know why
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Stop Calling Flibanserin “Female Viagra”
As the FDA weighs the merits of a new drug to boost female libido, it’s clear this is not a little blue pill for women
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Teen Pregnancies Have Hit an All-Time Low
But teens still aren’t opting for the most effective forms of birth control
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Lady Wolf Spiders Use Silk to Flirt
Counter to the common wisdom, it’s not just males that do the pursuing
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The Trickiest Part of a Penis Transplant? Finding a Donor
The doctors who announced the first successful procedure last week had a particularly difficult time finding willing organ donors
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These Moths Remember Where They Mated for the First Time
The locale of the African cotton leafworm moth’s first experience pairing up forms its future preferences, a new study shows
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Old Male Bustards Have Less Desirable Sperm
Male birds don’t just lose their female-wooing prowess as they age, but also their ability to sire healthy chicks
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Tour Paris With the Marquis de Sade as Your Guide
Traces still remain in the City of Love of the famed author and sex icon
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Threat of Being Eaten Doesn’t Deter Dumpling Squid From Sex
The adorable cephalopods seem to rate mating higher on their list of priorities than survival
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When Sperm Meets Egg, Zinc Sparks Fly
Billions of tiny zinc particles explode from the surface of mammalian eggs when a sperm cell touches down
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Antarctic Seals Keep Trying to Have Sex With Penguins
This isn’t the first time a fur seal has attempted to copulate with a king penguin and scientists think that more seals are learning the behavior
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Scientists Are Pretty Sure Survivors Can’t Transmit Ebola Sexually
Research suggests Ebola survivors aren’t infectious, but scientists aren’t ruling it out
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The London Graveyard That’s Become a Memorial for the City’s Seedier Past
Thousands of bodies from London’s first red light district are buried beneath a lot in the South Bank, an area under massive redevelopment
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A Very Ancient Group of Jawed Fish Were Having Surprisingly Intimate Intercourse
Many fish later ditched this clumsy method in favor of external fertilization
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Promiscuous Whales Make Good Use of Their Pelvises
Hips don’t lie: Whale pelvic bones are not vestigial but instead evolved to help the marine mammals maneuver better during sex
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Approximately a Third of Americans Have Been the Victim of Sexual Violence
The CDC’s latest rape and sexual violence statistics are just as disturbing as ever
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Lady Worms, Beware: Pick the Wrong Mate, End Up Dead
Sperm from the wrong species of worm will eat through a female worm’s innards
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These Sexy Geckos are Lost in Space
These lizards have been accidentally left to fornicate all alone among the stars
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