Sex
This 'Jousting' Trilobite Might Be the First Known Creature to Fight for a Mate
Using a “trident” attached to its head, the arthropod may have competed for sexual dominance 400 million years ago
Scientists Discover That Snakes Have Clitorises
The finding highlights disparities in research on male and female animals
These Giant Birds Might Self-Medicate Their STIs
During the breeding season, great bustards consume two plants that may combat common pathogens
Could a Morning-After Pill Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections?
San Francisco has formally recommended doxyPEP, which works like Plan B but targets STIs
The Underground Abortion Network That Inspired 'Call Jane'
A new film offers a fictionalized look at the Janes, activists who provided illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade
Who Was the Real Marilyn Monroe?
"Blonde," a heavily fictionalized film by Andrew Dominik, explores the star's life and legend in a narrative that's equal parts glamorous and disturbing
Bull Sperm Get by With a Little Help From Their Friends
Traveling together helps the sperm navigate a tricky, sticky migration through a cow's reproductive tract
Who Was Norma McCorvey, the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade?
Dubbed "Jane Roe," McCorvey sought an abortion after becoming pregnant in 1969 but was thwarted by Texas' restrictive reproductive laws
When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collective
A new documentary spotlights the group that helped thousands seeking abortions in the 1960s and '70s
The Royal Scandal That Rocked Elizabeth I's Teenage Years
A new Starz series, "Becoming Elizabeth," dramatizes the future queen's controversial relationship with her much-older stepfather, Thomas Seymour
Where Could Gay Men Dine in the 1960s South? This Coded Guide Held the Answers
For locals and tourists alike, the "International Guild Guide" identified places of refuge in a ruthlessly homophobic society
The Gay Asian Activist Whose Theories on Sexuality Were Decades Ahead of Their Time
In the 1930s, Li Shiu Tong's boyfriend, Magnus Hirschfeld, was a prominent defender of gay people. But Li's own research has long been overlooked
The Woman Who Fought to End the 'Pernicious' Scourge of Kissing
New understandings of how disease spread informed Imogene Rechtin's ill-fated 1910 campaign to ban a universal human practice
What Did the Suffragists Really Think About Abortion?
Contrary to contemporary claims, Susan B. Anthony and her peers rarely discussed abortion, which only emerged as a key political issue in the 1960s
Escape From the Gilded Cage
Even if her husband was a murderer, a woman in a bad marriage once had few options. Unless she fled to South Dakota
Saving the Imperiled Saltmarsh Sparrow
Conservationists are racing to rescue a delightful coastal animal from rising seas
The Revolutionary 1965 Supreme Court Decision That Declared Sex a Private Affair
A Smithsonian curator of medicine and science looks back to the days when police could arrest couples for using contraception
Why NASA Scientists Want to Send Nudes to Space
The naked truth: It’s a plan to make contact with intelligent life forms in the Milky Way
The Wild West Outpost of Japan's Isolationist Era
For two centuries, an extreme protectionist policy barred foreigners from setting foot in Japan—except for one tiny island
In 1973, a Leak at the Supreme Court Broke News of an Imminent Ruling on Roe v. Wade
Nearly 50 years later, a similar disclosure revealed that the court is poised to overturn legalized abortion in the U.S.
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