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sex

Close-up of gay couple hands on table

Health

Sexual desire may be triggered by gentle touch sensors in your skin

Nerve endings in your skin that detect gentle touch may also be responsible for triggering sexual desire

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honeybee

Life

A single honeybee has cloned itself hundreds of millions of times

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chromosomes

Life

A species of yeast produces near-identical clones when it has sex

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lizard

Life

Heat overrides genes to make bearded dragon embryos change sex

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frog

Life

Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females during breeding season

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Sperm and egg

Health

Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

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The mathematician’s guide to dating and finding the perfect partner

Video

The mathematician’s guide to dating and finding the perfect partner

Video

sea turtle hatchlings

Life

Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles

Features

European whitefish

Life

Seminal fluid, not just sperm, can influence offspring's survival

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Gina Rippon

Video

Neuroscientist Gina Rippon: Busting the myth of male and female brains

Any differences in the brains of males and females are not the result of a fixed biological blueprint, says neuroscientist Gina Rippon

Video

Technology

Tinder may not actually be very good for finding a partner

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Humans

Genetic study reveals the family secrets of people in the 1800s

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Humans

Female orgasm may have evolved from a trigger for ovulation

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Health

Hypersexual disorder linked to genes that regulate love hormone

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