Throb's Holiday Gift Guide for the Sexily Inquisitive
Know someone who enjoys the stimulation of a good book? What about someone who enjoys stimulation of another sort? This…
Frustrated College Professors Launch Their Own Sex Ed MOOC
Anyone who’s been paying attention knows that high school sex education in the United States is an unholy mess. And as…
In Tight Spaces, Sperm Slither Rather Than Shimmy
Sperm usually swim in a 3D shimmy: a spiral wave travels down the whippy flagellum and rotates its head in a circle…
Why Some Women Are Born With Ovaries But No Uterus
The New York Times is following a team of doctors at the Cleveland Clinic as they attempt the first uterus transplant…
One "Supergene" May Determine Mating Strategies for These Male Birds
The birds you see above are all ruffs (Philomachus pugnax): wading birds that summer in marshes through Northern Europe…
If This Product is Real, We've Passed Peak Vibrator
Someone please tell me this is a hoax. Announced yesterday with a tweet, the IziVibe claims to be a vibrating dildo you…
Sex Isn't As Risky As You Think It Is
People are crap at estimating risk. They’re scared of flying, for example, even though it’s far less likely that their…
Do the Herbs in Natural Erection Supplements Really Make You Harder?
The companies that market so-called “natural” sexual health supplements make a lot of promises, especially when they’re…
Seahorse Mating is a Risky Gender-Bending Water Ballet
Seahorses are famous for flipping the usual reproductive pattern on its head–a seahorse female impregnates the male by…
Asking Men When Their Voice Broke Helped Find Genes For Start of Puberty
Puberty has a clear physiological signpost in girls: sooner or later, they have their first period. That’s been a…
This Spider's Mate Breaks Her Genitals So She Can’t Have Sex Ever Again
Male animals can be greedy about paternity. They’ve evolved a ton of different strategies to help them monopolize a…
Your Cheatin' Heart? More Like Your Cheatin' Brain.
Some people cheat on their partners. Others wouldn’t dream of it–the risk is too huge. A new video from ASAP Science…
Can We Turn Stem Cells Into Eggs?
Northeastern University biologist Jonathan Tilly is certain he’s found egg-making stem cells in adult mice. If he’s…
The Bread Lab's Mission to Breed The Best New Wheats
The Bread Lab at Washington State University is a collaboration between plant geneticists and master bakers. The goal?…
Watch A Baby Black Rhino Being Born
This short video from the Howletts Wild Animal Park captures the moment an endangered black rhinoceros entered the…
The Last-Ditch Fertilization Method For Infertile Men Just Got More Reliable
For the past 25 years, men whose sperm can’t manage the arduous swim across a Petri dish have had the option of…
There's a Kegel Exerciser Designed to Give Men Taints of Steel on Kickstarter Right Now
Wait–men do Kegels? If you’ve heard of the exercises at all, it’s as a way for women to tone up their vaginas after…
It's All a Numbers Game at the Annual Coral Orgy
The corals of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are having their annual orgy. Although some corals brood their eggs in…
Think Men Don't Want to Date Smart Women? Not So Fast!
Maybe you heard about that study that showed men don’t want to date smart women. It certainly plays into our…