The author of a new book says no, and talks about how a site spawned by an Ayn Rand enthusiast became our most popular encyclopedia.
By Vincent Rossmeier Mar 24, 2009
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Is plastic surgery screwing with sexual selection?
By Amanda Fortini
August 5, 2009
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By Janko Roettgers
January 31, 2009
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In Chinese nano-science, all growth curves are exponential
By Andrew Leonard
September 21, 2006
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George Bush's opposition to stem cell research is intellectually and morally incoherent. Here's why.
By Farhad Manjoo
June 8, 2005
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By Darrell Etherington
January 29, 2009
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Two teams of scientists have figured out how to make ordinary human skin cells act like embryonic stem cells.
By Catherine Price
November 20, 2007
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A new book examines what we can and can't learn about sex from watching bonobos, birds and earwigs.
By Susan McCarthy
July 22, 2002
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A researcher says male ejaculate may act as an antidepressant -- but other scientists aren't swallowing his theory.
By Martin F. Downs
June 19, 2002
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A research study shows that some sexual lubricants may kill the AIDS virus.
By Michael Castleman
January 16, 2002
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A recent Stanford study shows a dietary supplement can boost some women's sex drive.
By Michael Castleman
December 5, 2001
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The HHS nominee supports it, but right-to-lifers want it stopped.
By Arthur Allen
December 29, 2000
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A research team finds that a product used as an anesthetic also improves men's sexual performance.
By Jack Boulware
December 21, 2000
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An Italian study says that men in their 50s are likely to fall in love again -- with either their wives or someone new.
By Jack Boulware
November 1, 2000
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A study in Austria shows that strenuous biking is hard on the scrotum.
By Jack Boulware
October 25, 2000
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A lawsuit blaming the nation's most prominent
bioethicist for the death of an
18-year-old prompts a reexamination of the field.
By Arthur Allen
September 28, 2000
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An ingredient found in toothpaste and shampoo may protect against some STDs, according to a Canadian study.
By Jack Boulware
September 27, 2000
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After I die, I want maggots to eat away my flesh so my skeleton can be used for research purposes.
By Pegi Taylor
August 28, 2000
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German scientists find surge in prolactin -- a libido-decreasing hormone -- after orgasm.
By Jack Boulware
August 25, 2000
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German men refute a study saying that many of them aren't good in bed.
By Jack Boulware
August 16, 2000
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A new study, funded by Pfizer, shows Italians are not sexually satisfied.
By Jack Boulware
July 14, 2000
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A new study shows that Nicaraguan hookers use more condoms in motel rooms than non-hookers.
By Jack Boulware
June 20, 2000
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A new drug being tested could provide erections that last an entire day.
By Jack Boulware
June 14, 2000
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"The Ultimate Sex Test" claims it will tell women what their men are capable of, whether they want to know or not.
By Smith and Doe
June 12, 2000
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It can cut down on the number of sex partners and danger of disease.
By Jack Boulware
May 9, 2000
Are we dangerously dependent on Wikipedia?
Seeing is deceiving
BitTorrent Researcher: Copyright Will Be Obsolete by 2010
China's piece of the nano pie
Everything you always wanted to know about the stem cell debate
Sometimes a snake orgy is just a snake orgy
Can semen cure the blues?
Lubes and HIV
The ArginMax effect
Will Thompson, Bush clash over human embryo research?
Bioethics comes of age
Bone dry
The truth hurts
Glenn Greenwald