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Crickets rapidly evolve new mating call to evade their parasites
In Hawaii, parasitic flies target singing crickets, forcing them to rapidly evolve to escape detection. Now some males have developed a special, seductive purr
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WHO calls for ban on 鈥榲irginity tests鈥�, including those used by police
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Special coating gives condoms self-lubricating powers
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Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex
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Dance flies attract males with their hairy legs and inflatable sacs
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A startling sexual side-effect to yawning 鈥� and other past stories
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鈥楾he pain was instant鈥�: The devastating impact of vaginal mesh surgery
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The inside story of the vaginal mesh scandal, from top removal surgeon
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Rare half-female, half-male cricket leads a complicated life
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How worried should you be about a new ‘superbug’ STI?
You鈥檝e probably never heard of Mycoplasma genitalium, even though it鈥檚 one of the most prevalent. Here鈥檚 what you need to know
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Male peacocks can make females’ heads vibrate at a distance
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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives
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A male pill will be a breakthrough for science but not for women
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A fossil may rewrite the story of how plants first lived on land
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