
A Key to Orgasm: Some Brain Areas Have to Go Quiet
Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas

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A Key to Orgasm: Some Brain Areas Have to Go Quiet
Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas

Strong Relationships Need Lust as Well as Love
Neuroscientists are learning how pure sexual desire contributes to lasting relationships

What Science Learned from My Orgasm
Brain imaging is providing clues about why some women can’t reach climax—and how to help them

Why We Kiss
Researchers are revealing hidden complexities behind the simple act of kissing, which relays powerful messages to your brain, body and partner

The Sunny Side of Smut
For most people, pornography use has no negative effects—and it may even deter sexual violence

Far from Fun, Constant Arousal Is Agony
Sexual dysfunction can emerge when certain nerves start misfiring. Could antidepressants be partly to blame?

Obscure Nerve in the Head May Be Important to Arousal
Might a little-known cranial nerve be the route by which human pheromones turn us on?

Bonobos Use Sex to Cool Tempers
Inclined toward gender equality, this close relative of humans substitutes sex for aggression

Bisexuality Can Benefit Animals
Homosexual behavior is surprisingly common in the animal kingdom. It may be adaptive—helping animals to get along, maintain fecundity and protect their young

Do Gays Have a Choice?
Science offers a clear and surprising answer to a controversial question

Brain Differences in Boys and Girls: How Much Is Inborn?
The preference for playing hockey, or house, is far from fixed. Sex differences in the brain are small—until experiences and expectations magnify them

Debate Grows over How to Meet the Needs of Transgender Kids
What does it take to help them thrive?

Human Monogamy Has Deep Roots
Pairing up might have been the best move our ancestors ever made

Happy Couples Accentuate the Positive
The key to keeping the magic alive in a marriage, experts say, is finding ways to promote the positive

The Truth about Gender Differences in How We Speak
Men and women have different ways of speaking, but research reveals the conversational gender divide is not as stark as it seems

Can Men and Women Be "Just Friends"?
Can women and men be friends? Attraction plays a significant role in opposite-sex friendship, but that doesn't make the bond any less beneficial

Tips for Successful Dating in a Digital World
Understanding the science of online dating can turn a frustrating experience into a fruitful mission