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Is Fantasizing About Others During Sex A Sign That Your Relationship Is In Trouble? New Research Says It's More Common Than You Might ImagineA couple in bed, with their legs poking out of the bottom of the duvet.

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Is Fantasizing About Others During Sex A Sign That Your Relationship Is In Trouble? New Research Says It's More Common Than You Might ImagineA couple in bed, with their legs poking out of the bottom of the duvet.
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Is Fantasizing About Others During Sex A Sign That Your Relationship Is In Trouble? New Research Says It's More Common Than You Might Imagine

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The Origins Of Sex Have Been Pushed Back By 10 Million Years Thanks To A Discovery In North America's MountainsReconstruction of a hypothetical deep-water group from the new fossil site in Canada’s Northwest Territories, based on fossils recovered by the researchers.

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The Origins Of Sex Have Been Pushed Back By 10 Million Years Thanks To A Discovery In North America's MountainsReconstruction of a hypothetical deep-water group from the new fossil site in Canada’s Northwest Territories, based on fossils recovered by the researchers.
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The Origins Of Sex Have Been Pushed Back By 10 Million Years Thanks To A Discovery In North America's Mountains

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In 2001, Two NASA Employees Got Kicked Out Of Their Internship After "Basically Having Sex On The Moon"Buzz Aldrin in astronaut suit on the Moon. Neil Armstrong can be seen in the reflection on his visor.

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In 2001, Two NASA Employees Got Kicked Out Of Their Internship After "Basically Having Sex On The Moon"Buzz Aldrin in astronaut suit on the Moon. Neil Armstrong can be seen in the reflection on his visor.
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In 2001, Two NASA Employees Got Kicked Out Of Their Internship After "Basically Having Sex On The Moon"

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There Really Is No Clean Definition Of Biological Sex – And That's OKNormal male 46,XY human karyotype

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There Really Is No Clean Definition Of Biological Sex – And That's OKNormal male 46,XY human karyotype
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There Really Is No Clean Definition Of Biological Sex – And That's OK

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Young Girls Are Still Less Likely To Be Diagnosed Autistic Than Boys, And We Still Don't Fully Know WhyA photo showing a woman and a little girl painting at a table. The little girl is sat on the woman's lap. They both have paint brushes in their hands and are working on a colorful flower painting. The little girl is looking slightly to her left and she's wearing headphones.

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Young Girls Are Still Less Likely To Be Diagnosed Autistic Than Boys, And We Still Don't Fully Know WhyA photo showing a woman and a little girl painting at a table. The little girl is sat on the woman's lap. They both have paint brushes in their hands and are working on a colorful flower painting. The little girl is looking slightly to her left and she's wearing headphones.
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Young Girls Are Still Less Likely To Be Diagnosed Autistic Than Boys, And We Still Don't Fully Know Why

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How Did Having Sex With Humans Kill Off The Neanderthals?Neanderthal skull

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How Did Having Sex With Humans Kill Off The Neanderthals?Neanderthal skull
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How Did Having Sex With Humans Kill Off The Neanderthals?

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Women's Sexual Attraction And Fantasies Are More Fluid Than Men's, Says 50,000-Strong StudyA photo shows a woman wearing a blue/white stripy t-shirt coiling a length of her curly hair around her finger while looking to her right in a flirty way. She is standing against a yellow backdrop.

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Women's Sexual Attraction And Fantasies Are More Fluid Than Men's, Says 50,000-Strong StudyA photo shows a woman wearing a blue/white stripy t-shirt coiling a length of her curly hair around her finger while looking to her right in a flirty way. She is standing against a yellow backdrop.
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Women's Sexual Attraction And Fantasies Are More Fluid Than Men's, Says 50,000-Strong Study

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Which Animals Mate For Life?Two pengiuns mating in a colony with blue sky

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Which Animals Mate For Life?Two pengiuns mating in a colony with blue sky
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Which Animals Mate For Life?

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Having Sex Could Help Physical Injuries Heal Faster – But There's A CatchCouple in bed

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Having Sex Could Help Physical Injuries Heal Faster – But There's A CatchCouple in bed
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Having Sex Could Help Physical Injuries Heal Faster – But There's A Catch

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“A Mosaic Spectrum Of Sex Characteristics”: Most Organs In Our Bodies Don’t Fit The Male-Female Sex Binarypink neon sign on black background showing male and female figures

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“A Mosaic Spectrum Of Sex Characteristics”: Most Organs In Our Bodies Don’t Fit The Male-Female Sex Binarypink neon sign on black background showing male and female figures
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“A Mosaic Spectrum Of Sex Characteristics”: Most Organs In Our Bodies Don’t Fit The Male-Female Sex Binary

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No, There Isn't A "Virgin Gene" – The Truth Is Way More InterestingA man sat alone on a bench clearly meant for two people

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No, There Isn't A "Virgin Gene" – The Truth Is Way More InterestingA man sat alone on a bench clearly meant for two people
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No, There Isn't A "Virgin Gene" – The Truth Is Way More Interesting

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World-First Study Finds “Sex Reversal” Surprisingly Common In Wild Australian BirdsKookaburras are known for their laugh, but they're one of several bird species that seem to be having a joke on simple-minded geneticists.

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World-First Study Finds “Sex Reversal” Surprisingly Common In Wild Australian BirdsKookaburras are known for their laugh, but they're one of several bird species that seem to be having a joke on simple-minded geneticists.
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World-First Study Finds “Sex Reversal” Surprisingly Common In Wild Australian Birds

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Some People Have More Babies Of One Sex – Now We Might Know Whymother holding a baby

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Some People Have More Babies Of One Sex – Now We Might Know Whymother holding a baby
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Some People Have More Babies Of One Sex – Now We Might Know Why

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"Hidden" Changes To US Health Data Swapping "Gender" For "Sex" Spark Fears For Public Trustclose up of hands on a laptop keyboard with some code on the screen, overlaid with a shield containing a cross to indicate health data

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"Hidden" Changes To US Health Data Swapping "Gender" For "Sex" Spark Fears For Public Trustclose up of hands on a laptop keyboard with some code on the screen, overlaid with a shield containing a cross to indicate health data
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"Hidden" Changes To US Health Data Swapping "Gender" For "Sex" Spark Fears For Public Trust

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People With Intersex Traits Transcend History And CulturesThe intersex-inclusive (yellow with purple circle) Progress Pride flag.

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People With Intersex Traits Transcend History And CulturesThe intersex-inclusive (yellow with purple circle) Progress Pride flag.
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People With Intersex Traits Transcend History And Cultures

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