Sexuality

Scientists are just beginning to document sexual synesthesia, a phenomenon that can bring consciousness-altering washes of color and fantastical scenes at the moment of orgasm

A mysterious and often debated aspect of human sexuality colloquially known as “squirting” sparks controversy. This episode explores what research reveals.

In online forums the term “cuck” has become synonymous with “sucker” and “loser.” But this use distorts its history and meaning, creating a baseless moral panic that harms both women and science

Here’s what the team at Science Vs learned about prostates and pleasure in its quest to understand the “male G-spot.”

A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe

A recent study on risk-taking and bisexuality made assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.

A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.

Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves.

Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up.

Some researchers say that the standard definition of sexual orientation is incomplete—and offer a tool for expanding it.

The controversy over a recent paper on human bisexual behavior emphasizes how important it is not to overinterpret genetic studies of sexuality—and how easy it is to do so

Arousal without orgasm isn’t dangerous, so why are people pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity to avoid it?