US Government Funds Sex Research

The National Institute of Health (NIH) released a list of over 6,000 studies it will be supporting with funds from the stimulus package, also known as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). While the vast majority of the research is related to neuroscience, genetics, or diseases such as

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How do Porcupines have sex?

Very carefully, I was told many years ago.I just learnt this is not the case at all. According to Professor Uldis Roze of Queens College in New York: "The female lets the winning male know that she's ready to mate by arching her tail over her back. Because there aren't any quills on the underside of

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Airbrushed Cover of Kelly Clarkson

First American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson appeared on the cover of the September issue of Self, but her cover image was massively photoshopped before it hit the stands and has garnered negative attention. Half of Kelly's left arm was cropped out, her white pants blend into the background, making her

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Turtles Love Their Orgasms

Nothing heavy today.I hope this educational and fun video of two turtles making love brings you a smile, click here.!

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13m Abortions Each Year in China

According to newly published research, there are 13 million abortions each year, compared to 20 million births in China.Authorities in China have highlighted inadequate knowledge of contraception and poor sex education as major factors in the high number of abortions there.Many women who have aborti

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Gay football players forced in the closet?

Amid a fanfare of publicity in 2007, Football Association announced that changes to the ground rules and the players' code of conduct would mean homophobic abuse was treated as seriously as racism, on both the terraces and the pitch. Yet a YouGov survey of more than 2,000 football supporters, shows

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Turn off that TV!

Researchers at the University of Washington Medical School equipped 330 children, two months to four years old, with digital recorders that captured everything the children heard and said during the day. The recorders were worn one day per month for up to two years.The study found that TV is:• Ass

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Sleep or sex?

Sleep apparently. No surprise there. The study of about 12,500 recent travelers in a dozen countries commissioned by the hotel chain in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Westin's Heavenly Bed, backs up headlines that say Americans don't get enough sleep.For more, click here.

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Gender Test for not Looking like a Man?

There is a controversy brewing about the gender of South African middle-distance runner Mokgadi Caster Semenya (born 7 January 1991 in Pietersburg).Although Semenya won the 2009 World Championship 800m fair and square, she has been asked to go for gender tests. Semenya nearly boycotted the awards ce

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Are you a OS?

Not operating system. Objectum sexuals.These are people who experience intense emotional connections with everyday things – bridges, stereos, the Eiffel Tower. It's not a fetish but a sexual orientation.Meet Erika LaBrie who married the Eiffel Tower on April 8, 2007. There is Amy Wolfe who plans

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