Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
New Scientist2d
Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten
Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex
Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever ...
Live Science on MSN5d
Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.
"I'm not aware of any measure you can make of the human brain where the male and female distributions don't overlap," ...
‘Biological male’ ruling proves sex matters in women’s sport
Sex is real, and it matters. In sport, this elemental truth cannot be affirmed loudly enough. It is impossible to mount any ...
Live Science on MSN5d
'Let's just study males and keep it simple': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies.
The Herald Star2h
Morrisey, Gaines celebrate passage of bill defining “male” and “female,” protecting single-sex spaces
Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the namesake for the Riley Gaines Act — defining sex and gender in State Code — celebrated the bill ...
Australian Geographic1h
Revealed: the toxic sex life of the blue-lined octopus
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
GTA VI’s Female Protagonist: A Step Toward Gender Diversity in Gaming
Grand Theft Auto VI is more than just another sequel in Rockstar’s legendary franchise—it’s a moment of change in the gaming ...
West Virginia Governor signs a new law that defines “Male” and Female” to allow for single sex private spaces
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey was joined by Riley Gaines and other supporters to sign into law SB 456, the Riley Gaines Act. This bill defines sex-based terms terms like “male” and ...
Christianity Today18h
A New Guide to What the Church Has Always Said About Sex
A young adults’ book from Louise Perry explores a third way on sexual ethics that rejects gender ideology and cribs from long ...
LGBTQ Nation on MSN1d
Hospitals continue non-consensual intersex surgeries while shutting down gender-affirming care
In many cases, the same healthcare providers that have stopped gender-affirming care have also largely continued to perform ...