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Unwanted Online Sexual Exposures Decline for Youth, New Research Finds
December 15, 2011 — A new study finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: Unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted exposure to pornography. The researchers suspect ... > full story -
Complex Sex Life of Goats Could Have Implications for Wildlife Management
December 14, 2011 — A new study of the mating habits of mountain goats reveals the vastly different strategies of males in different populations and could shed light on the unseen impacts of ... > full story -
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All It Takes Is a Smile (for Some Guys)
December 13, 2011 — Does she or doesn't she ... ? Sexual cues are ambiguous, and confounding. We -- especially men -- often read them wrong. A new study hypothesizes that the men who get it wrong might be the ones that ... > full story -
Mothers' Weight Before and During Pregnancy Affects Baby's Weight
December 13, 2011 — Both pre-pregnant weight (body mass index) and weight gain in pregnancy are important predictors of babies' birthweight. This is important since high birthweight may also predict adult ... > full story -
World's Smallest Frogs Discovered in New Guinea
December 12, 2011 — Field research has uncovered the world's smallest frogs in southeastern New Guinea. The discovery also makes them the world's smallest tetrapods (non-fish vertebrates). The frogs belong to the genus ... > full story -
Birds Caught in the Act of Becoming a New Species
December 8, 2011 — A study of South American songbirds has shown that these birds differ dramatically in color and song yet show very little genetic differences, indicating they are on the road to becoming a new ... > full story -
Stress in Early Pregnancy Can Lead to Shorter Pregnancies and Fewer Baby Boys
December 7, 2011 — Stress in the second and third months of pregnancy can shorten pregnancies, increase the risk of pre-term births and may affect the ratio of boys to girls being born, leading to a decline in male ... > full story -
Female Fish Choose Sexier Friends to Avoid Harassment
December 7, 2011 — Scientists have observed a strategy for females to avoid unwanted male attention: Choosing more attractive friends. The study is the first to show females spending time with those more sexually ... > full story -
Poorly Contracting Uterus in Diabetic Women Increases Risk of Caesarean Birth, Researchers Find
December 6, 2011 — Researchers have found that the strength of uterine contractions in diabetic pregnant women is significantly weaker than in non-diabetic women, increasing the risk of emergency caesarean ... > full story -
Infectious Fungus, Thought to Be Asexual, Isn't
December 5, 2011 — Candida tropicalis turns out to have sex, making it the second medically important member of the genus to be capable of mating. Sex may improve the survival of the species, particularly when it's ... > full story
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