Harry Truman’s Adorable Love “List” to His Wife, Bess
As a celebration of 38 years of marriage, the former president shared his memories, both fond and bittersweet, from each anniversary
How Big Data Has Changed Dating
What it means to be single and looking for love in the time of algorithms
Faithful Monkeys Make More Babies
When owl monkeys break up the mate that takes up with “the other partner” produces fewer offspring than faithful monkeys
Why Do Flowers Smell Good?
Humans have loved flowers for millennia, for both their looks and their scents
Candy Land: A Coast-to-Coast Tour of America’s Sweet Treats
A Twix is nice, but these local candies and treats provide some much-needed variety this Halloween season
Copyright Confection: The Distinctive Topography of the Hershey Bar
After a legal tug-of-war, Hershey’s secured a trademark for the structural design of their classic chocolate bar
What Makes Chocolate So Irresistible? A New Study Hints at an Answer
Scientists reveal that surges of a chemical in an unexpected area of the brain might make us crave sweets
Loud Sex Will Get You Eaten By Bats (If You’re a Fly)
Flies now join likes of Romeo and Juliet, and Tristan and Isolde, determined but doomed lovers who would do anything - including die - for love
Nerd Love and Why It’s Better For Everyone
In a new study, evolutionary biologist Sergey Gavrilets makes a fascinating claim for how monogamy took root several million years ago
Rosanne Cash and the Many Meanings of Love
One of the most gifted singer-songwriters of our time talks love, science and the deep space between men and women
Mechanical Matchmaking: The Science of Love in the 1920s
Four “scientific” tests to determine whether your marriage will succeed or fail
Who Was Casanova?
The personal memoir of history’s most famous lover reveals a misunderstood intellectual who befriended the likes of Ben Franklin
General Grant in Love and War
The officer who gained glory as a warrior in the Civil War also had a domestic side.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Food and Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)
What is the term for a “euphoric sensation upon eating amazingly delicious food”
What’s Science Got to Do With It?
Can anyone really make sense of romance? Researchers keep trying because, frankly, we want answers
Geeky Gifts for Your Valentine
Having trouble finding a gift that matches the brilliance of your Valentine? We’ve got the solutions
Top Ten Demonstrations of Love
The inventor, the celebrity and the royal highness couldn’t resist the draw of making a grand gesture to the love of their life
Nine Ways to Lure a Lover, Orchid-Style
Beauty, mystery and deceit—the Smithsonian’s collection of nearly 8,000 live orchids has it all
Biology’s Ten Worst Love Stories
Animal sex can get pretty weird
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