The development of the external genitalia of males begins between seven and nine weeks after conception, in response to the production of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone by the testes. Before this time, the external genitalia of the male and...

A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined, is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a complex organism; in mammals, these...

We begin life sniffing. Recent research suggests that human sperms are guided on their long, dark journey up the fallopian tube to a waiting egg by a chemical attractant emitted by the egg. The sperm, it seems, is a nose with a propeller....

When Dayton holds its first mass wedding for same-sex couples, it won't, of course, be a legal ceremony. But that won't prevent 100 or more couples from taking the June 2 event on Courthouse Square -- named "Vows to Take A Stand" -- very,...

THE OTHER DAY, when I told my boyfriend, Sean, that I was going to be doing a little research on aphrodisiacs, he was surprisingly keen to help out. “I’ll buy the bacon,” he said.“Bacon is not an aphrodisiac,” I said.“Wanna bet?” he challenged.Sean loves bacon—and,...

June is upon us and on the East Coast, when it comes to seafood, that means it’s softshell crab season! These delectable crustaceans from Maryland, South Carolina, and Louisiana usually start showing up at the end of May, and they’ll stick around until about Mid-July....