Despite the prevalence of pheromone products on the market, substantial evidence that they can induce sexual attraction is lacking.

The brains and bodies of young female rats can be accelerated into puberty by the presence of an older male or by stimulation of the genitals.

The brains and bodies of young female rats can be accelerated into puberty by the presence of an older male or by stimulation of the genitals.

For the first time, researchers have documented interspecies sexual behavior between a male Japanese macaque and a female sika deer.

Idiot Brain, Wild Sex, Why Diets Make Us Fat, and The Ethics of Invention

Biologist Carin Bondar delivers a TED talk about the wilder side of sex.

Social networking sites may facilitate the spread of sexually transmitted disease, but these sites also serve as effective education and prevention tools.

In lieu of a career in punk rock, James Pfaus opted to study the brain signals underlying sexual behavior and then see what happened when he manipulated them.

Penises and vaginas are not just simple sperm delivery and reception organs. They have been perfected by eons of sexual conflict.
 

Assistant professor, Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan. Age: 36