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In Marriage, Equal Roles Means Less Sex

Egalitarian couples are often happy but have less sexual chemistry, experts say

(Newser) - Marriages in the US are more egalitarian these days when it comes to work, household chores, and even extramarital affairs, but that may not be good for married people's sex lives, writes Lori Gottlieb at the New York Times Magazine . She took a year of marital-therapy training and learned...

'Bad Sex in Fiction' Winner Apparently Likes Science

Manil Suri's 'The City of Devi' takes the prize

(Newser) - Let's see how hot this gets you:
  • "Surely supernovas explode that instant, somewhere, in some galaxy. The hut vanishes, and with it the sea and the sands—only Karun's body, locked with mine, remains. We streak like superheroes past suns and solar systems, we dive through shoals
...

Guy Fined $600 Over Crazy Sex
 Guy Fined $600 Over Crazy Sex 
Nov 29, 2013 3:26 PM CST

Guy Fined $600 Over Crazy Sex

Adam Disney broke bed, pulled down curtains in heat of passion

(Newser) - A British man's night of wild passion ended up with him fined nearly $600 yesterday, the Liverpool Echo reports. Adam Disney, 28, was out with a female friend in September when—well, we'll just let the defense attorney take it from here: "They had been drinking and...

Our Laws Remain Way Too Prudish on Sex
 Our Laws Remain 
 Way Too Prudish on Sex 
OPINION
Nov 23, 2013 12:01 PM CST

Our Laws Remain Way Too Prudish on Sex

Rutger professor: It's time for judges, lawmakers to acknowledge its pleasure

(Newser) - An outsider looking at US law could be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that Americans hate sex. As Rutgers professor Margo Kaplan writes in the Washington Post , judges and politicians "are still strangely squeamish about sexual pleasure" when it comes to legislation. They hold their noses and use...

We Barely Need Y Chromosomes
 Sorry, Men, We 
 Barely Need Y 
 Chromosomes 
study says
Nov 22, 2013 5:35 PM CST

Sorry, Men, We Barely Need Y Chromosomes

Just two genes from it are necessary to reproduce: study

(Newser) - Who needs a Y chromosome? Scientists have found that "male" mice without the sex-defining chromosome can reproduce—as long as they've got two key genes from it. A team in Hawaii worked with mice lacking full Y chromosomes; instead, they had two genes, called Sry and Eif2s3y, inserted...

Insects Caught in the Act —in 165M-Year-Old Fossil

Offers rare look at froghoppers' mating evolution

(Newser) - Meet the world's longest-lasting couple: Two insects who've been doing the deed for 165 million years. Yep, Chinese scientists have uncovered an ancient fossil of the love birds, er, froghoppers—the oldest instance of insects caught in the act in rock form, Popular Science reports. "This one...

Employee Hurt During Sex Won't Get Workers' Comp

Case reached Australia's highest court

(Newser) - In the just-so-you-know department: Getting injured while having sex on a business trip does not qualify you for workers' comp benefits. Or at least that's how things roll in Australia, where a crazy case managed to reach the nation's highest court, reports Bloomberg . It started in 2007, when...

Japan's Young People Don't Want Love ... or Sex

Nation with shrinking birthrate hit by 'celibacy syndrome'

(Newser) - Japan's young people are not very interested in dating ... but they're not very interested in casual sex, either. According to a 2011 study, 61% of unmarried Japanese men and 49% of women aged 18 to 34 are not in any kind of romantic relationship—a figure that's...

Coffee Vs. Sex: We'd Mostly Rather Snuggle With ... Coffee

Given choice of giving one up for a year, romance gets cold shoulder

(Newser) - Would you rather swear off coffee for a year—or quit sex with your partner, alcohol, or social media for that same span? If you'd opt to keep the java, you're in good company: Some 78% of respondents to a hotel group's survey agree, reports Fox . Moreover,...

People Who Have Sex 4 Times Weekly Earn More
People Who Have Sex
4 Times Weekly Earn More
study says
Aug 16, 2013 6:45 PM CDT

People Who Have Sex 4 Times Weekly Earn More

And those who have no sex earn the least: study

(Newser) - Have an active sex life? You're probably earning more money than people who think beds are for sleeping, according to a new study . A close look at 7,500 people in Greece, aged 26 to 50, shows that those having sex at least four times a week earn 5%...

Madoff's Office Was Sexual Hotbed: Court Papers

Prosecutors make accusation in Manhattan federal court

(Newser) - Bernie Madoff's office was a hotbed of relationships that included a love triangle involving the Ponzi scheme king himself, according to court documents released today. Four associates of Madoff Securities and Madoff's former secretary were in Manhattan federal court facing charges over the $65 billion scheme when prosecutors...

Sex Research Pioneer Johnson Dead at 88

Virginia Johnson was part of Masters and Johnson research team, couple

(Newser) - Virginia Johnson, part of the husband-wife research team that transformed the study of sex in the 1960s and wrote two best-selling books on sexuality, has died in St. Louis. She was 88. The pioneering sex researcher, who worked with and later married obstetrician-gynecologist William Masters and collaborated on large-scale human...

Survey Finds Proof of Orgasms During ... Childbirth

Midwives report 'orgasmic births' 0.3% of the time

(Newser) - Good news for those of you dreading childbirth: It doesn't have to be all pain and agony. There have long been stories of so-called "orgasmic births," and now a new study by a psychologist looks at the actual numbers. The study author surveyed French midwives, some of...

Can 'Female Viagra' Save Monogamy?

New drugs aim to increase female desire in long-term relationships

(Newser) - Men and women in new relationships generally share equal levels of lust for each other. But as the relationship goes on, for reasons scientists don't fully understand, a woman's desire tends to dive dramatically, while a man's does not. Naturally, the pharmaceutical industry would like to solve...

Male Bats Seen Giving Oral Sex to Females

Longer cunnilingus may increase chance of conception: scientists

(Newser) - Bats in India have a good thing going on: Scientists analyzing a colony of about 420 fruit-eating bats there observed males performing cunnilingus on females, LiveScience reports. Over more than 13 months, researchers saw 57 cases of sex, both intercourse and oral. Males gave oral sex for an average of...

Meningitis Spreading Via Gay Sex: Officials

Health dept. urges men to get vaccinated

(Newser) - New York City's health department is warning men who engage in anonymous, gay sex to get vaccinated against meningitis, ABC News reports. An outbreak has already killed seven New Yorkers and sickened 22, spreading mostly through men who meet at bars, parties, or online. "I urge all men...

Sex in Space Won&#39;t Kill You After All

 Sex in Space 
 Won't Kill You 
 After All 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 17, 2013 12:23 PM CDT

Sex in Space Won't Kill You After All

But a new study raises concerns about reproduction in plants, and maybe humans

(Newser) - One of the week's most salacious stories got its start in the journal Plos One with this headline: "Cell Wall Assembly and Intracellular Trafficking in Plant Cells Are Directly Affected by Changes in the Magnitude of Gravitational Acceleration." Of course, it wasn't until the Daily Mail...

Lawyer Bills Client for Sex
 Lawyer Bills Client for Sex 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 20, 2013 2:41 PM CST

Lawyer Bills Client for Sex

Minnesota man suspended after affair comes to light

(Newser) - Legal tip of the day: If you feel the urge to have sex with your lawyer, make sure you're off the clock first. Otherwise, you might find out that your lawyer is like this one in Minnesota—suspended after having an affair with a client and billing her for...

Woman Hurt During Sex Wins Long Court Battle

Government worker will receive health compensation

(Newser) - At least in Australia, sex on the job is legally part of the job: A woman injured while fooling around on a business trip has won health compensation in federal court, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The government worker, who remains unnamed, was on a work trip south of Sydney...

Nancy Huston Wins 'Bad Sex in Fiction' Prize

Infrared has some horrible lines about hanky panky

(Newser) - Want a good sex scene in your next read? Skip Nancy Huston's Infrared, which just nabbed the Literary Review's tongue-in-cheek award for Bad Sex in Fiction, reports the LA Times . Unlike last year's winner , Infrared—about a photographer who takes pictures of her lovers' bodies at intimate...

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