Love special: What is this thing called love?
Love produces a kaleidoscope of feelings, but can science help us understand their origins or should we just leave it to the poets? pheedo.com |
Getting married saps your testosterone
Among Kenya's Ariaal people, it's the married men who have lowered levels of the male hormone, not the older men (full text available to subscribers) feeds.newscientist.com |
Love hormone boosts strangers' sex appeal
Oxytocin – a chemical best known for cementing the bond between a mother and her newborn child – could also play a part in finding a mate feeds.newscientist.com |
Fellatio keeps male fruit bats keen
Female short-nosed fruit bats have been observed performing fellatio on males during copulation – it prolongs the mating act feeds.newscientist.com |
The Perils of Sexual Roundelays
A new study suggests that friends with benefits may be hooking up with more than one friend. nytimes.com |