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Is Your Sex Life Too Active to Donate Organs?

Dustin Lushing — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:50:05 CST

Anyone who has had sex with two or more people in the past year could be classified as a risky organ donor even if they possess no other risk factors, according to new health guidelines proposed by the CDC. The new federal policy would flag organ donors who have not...

Virginity Makes a Comeback

John Johnson — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:18:05 CST

A new federal study suggests more young men and women are remaining virgins longer. In the 15-24 age group, 27% of men and 29% of women say they've never had a sexual encounter of any kind, reports MSNBC . That's up from 22% for both groups from the last study in...

Neanderthals More Promiscuous Than Us

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:34:53 CDT

Stone-Age men were Neanderthals in more ways than one. Finger length among Stone-Age humans indicates they were far more promiscuous than humans today, say scientists. Researchers had already determined that a smaller ratio between the length of an individual's ring and index finger is an indication of greater promiscuity among...

Earth Moved on 'Boobquake' Day...

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:38:00 CDT

Boobquake 2010 is officially over, the numbers have been crunched, and it's time to see if Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi was right, writes Jen McCreight on Blag Hag . Before she dishes the nitty-gritty, she clarifies one Boobquake misconception: The point wasn't to see if any earthquakes occurred; dozens happen daily. What...

History's Greatest Sex Lives

Will McCahill — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:41:30 CDT

Taking into account sheer numbers, global impact, and inventiveness, James Brady Ryan counts down the history’s top sex lives for Nerve . Some highlights: Genghis Khan: When 8% of the population of Central Asia (which includes 17 million males) are your direct descendants, you did something right. Madonna: “No one has...

Sperm Shows a New Trait: Teamwork

Harry Kimball — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:58:00 CST

The sperm’s pursuit of the egg is not the free-for-all we might think it is, but rather a test of teamwork—at least in deer mice. The female of the species tends to have multiple partners, and a new study shows that sperm from one male tend to cooperate in...

Saudi Man Jailed After Bragging About Sex on TV

Harry Kimball — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:37:27 CDT

A Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes...

Jude Law Gets Around

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:40:41 CDT

Until recently, the big question in Tinseltown was: Who will turn up as Jude Law’s baby mama? It could have been so many people; in addition to his high-profile romances, he’s known for getting intimate with nightclub dancers. “Jude sleeps with so many different women,” a source tells the New...

Feminist Camps Brawl Over Sex and Booze

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:20:00 CDT

It's second-wave feminism vs. the "Slut Machine." A writer on Slate's women-oriented Double X site recently blasted bloggers on Jezebel for shrugging off date rape and boasting about boozing. Self-indulgence furthers no political goal, cried feminist Linda Hirshman. Retorted Jezebel: "I have seen misogyny and, most of the time, it...