Biology is a spectrum
Life on Earth is complex and irreducible
El sexo no es binario, y deberíamos dejar de pretender que lo es
Es hora de que la legislación y la educación reflejen el sexo como un espectro con opciones ilimitadas
The neurons that make fruit flies interested in sex are turned on by song
Fruit flies go so far as to have species specific melodies and chords
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Mating plugs and other weird butterfly sex habits
Male butterflies want monogamy. Females, not so much.
Need to determine the sex of a walrus? Try looking at their jaws
To save time in the field, researchers develop a new method for sorting walruses
Microscopic worms pee milk on their children as their bodies decompose
C. elegans turn their aging bodies into food for their children
A 540 million year-old microscopic protist sex mystery is solved
How tiny, shelled protists reproduce helps explain their strange evolutionary patterns
The immune systems of males and females respond to COVID-19 differently
Male patients had lower T cell responses, whereas female patients showed higher cytokines
Why biological studies on queer people do more harm than good
When studying vulnerable groups, scientists should always be aware of the context their studies take place in
Can men be bisexual?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
The sugar in semen makes HIV drugs less effective
High levels of the sugar can obstruct antivirals from linking with viruses
Sexual rivalries are how you evolve antlers, pincers, and tusks
Male-male competition makes animals "horny" as well
Can hormone levels signal for autism in girls?
New study moves against the current of gender bias in autism research
Unhatched turtle embryos can shape their own sexual destinies
By moving to cooler areas inside the egg, turtle embryos can influence their own sex, and maybe ward off climate change too
Four times that Margaret Mead challenged societal norms
How the most influential anthropologist in history broadened views on sexuality and cultural influences
Sex isn't binary, and we should stop acting like it is
It's time for legislation and education to reflect sex as a spectrum with unlimited options