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A newly examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real Pleistocene whodunit.

A recent study on risk-taking and bisexuality made assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.

A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.

Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves.

Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up.

Some researchers say that the standard definition of sexual orientation is incomplete—and offer a tool for expanding it.

Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why.

Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.

We're talking about the big bang—but not in the way you might think. 

Sean Kirkpatrick looked into the skies and deep into government archives for extraterrestrials. What he found is, to him, more concerning than little green men.

These ancient Portuguese cattle have become unlikely firefighters.

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on.