The long read: It has been said that condoms share marketing characteristics with napalm and funerals. But it is Ben Wilson’s mission to make us believe they are key to human happiness

To some people, sex is a meaningful step and should only happen in the confines of a monogamous relationship. To others, exclusivity is less relevant and casual sex is normal. But what factors lead to these differing attitudes and behaviors? A study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior explores how a myriad of factors, including peers and families, can influence sexual behavior for emerging adults.

Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex than we are

A new deep dive into humanity's history of romantic kissing has revealed that locking lips has a more complex story than some researchers have proposed.

Oropharyngeal cancer has now become more common than cervical cancer in the US and the UK.

If you look at where wombats deposit their poo, you realize they must be able to perform some surprising acrobatics.

For years we've barely even talked about the human clitoris let alone the fact that snakes have TWO.  This program has adult themes.

But they have some very compelling theories

The human clitoris is a scientific iceberg, both physically and figuratively.

The sex many women are getting just isn’t that good.

Threesomes appear to be gaining in popularity, and a study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests that these arrangements are generally positive experiences for participants. The findings suggest that threesomes are particularly enjoyable for men (versus women) and for couples in committed relationships (versus casual partners).

The addictive-like use of social networking sites like Facebook might be a risk factor for impaired sexual function, according to new research published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study provides evidence that frequent and compulsive use of social media is linked to a number of sexual problems among both women and men.

Firstly, let’s make something clear.  This tutorial is about writing sex scenes in fiction NOT writing erotica. This tutorial is about writing sex scenes within regular fiction (leaning, as usual, more towards fantasy fiction).

During a woman's head during an orgasm up to 30 different parts of the brain are activated, including those responsible for emotion, joy, satisfaction and memory.

Sexual orientation and gender identity

The Lone Star State, called by Republicans one of the States where citizens have more freedoms and civil rights because people can buy unlimited guns, has a law that makes it illegal for a person to own six or more dildos

Women who are concerned about threatening their male partner’s masculinity are more likely to fake orgasms and less likely to communicate honestly about their sexual needs, according to new research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. The findings shed new light on how relationships can be impacted by precarious manhood — the belief that one’s status as a “real man” is hard to attain but easily lost.

Here’s a headline that's impossible to resist: “Huge New Survey Documents How Americans Have Sex.” Who wouldn’t read that? There’s a bit of the voyeur in all of us. We’re fascinated by everyone else’s sexuality. We want to know what’s “normal,” “average,” “typical,” and “conventional,” so we can compare ourselves to the supposed standard. Only there is no norm.

Late last year, a team of five Canadian academics published a proposal calling upon major space organizations “to embrace a new discipline” of study. This new discipline, they argued, may prove vital to the success of planned efforts to push deeper into space — and potentially build off-world human settlements. They called this supposedly game-changing new field of research “space sexology: the scientific study of extraterrestrial intimacy and sexuality.”

A team of researchers used a machine learning algorithm to examine the best predictors of sexual satisfaction across two samples. Romantic love, dyadic sexual desire, the importance of sex in a relationship, and relationship satisfaction were among the top predictors of sexual satisfaction. The findings were published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.