Leopard gecko study clarifies how temperature shapes sex development

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...
AOL

Key Behavioral Differences Between Male and Female Dogs

Stories about male dogs being chaotic goofballs and female dogs being calmer have floated around forever. What is new is actual data backing pieces of that idea. A 2025 Dog Aging Project survey looked ...
The Guardian

‘Not for ogling’: forget Titian, Botticelli and the male fantasists – only women can paint great female nudes

From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that’s why my novel Female, Nude weaves ...
CNN

US cancer registries, constrained by Trump policies, to recognize only ‘male’ or ‘female’ patients

The top authorities of U.S. cancer statistics will soon have to classify the sex of patients strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change scientists and advocates say will harm the health of ...
America Magazine

Remembering Phyllis Trible, who challenged our image of God as male or female

Is God male? Or is she female? For Scripture scholars, the answer is equivocal…or the answer is neither. “The God of scripture is beyond sexuality, neither male nor female, nor a combination of the ...
Phys.org

Why our organs cannot simply be classified as male or female

Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...
The Conversation

Who’s got the power? Studies of male and female primates show it’s not simple

Elise Huchard receives funding from CNRS and the French Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR). Nikos Smit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...
WDIO

Differences in male and female nervous systems

There are key differences in how men and women respond to stress and process emotions and events through the nervous system. Amelia Chapman of Mind Body Amore says it’s not a one-size-fits-all ...
Inc

Female Founders Outperform Their Male Counterparts but Receive Much Less Funding, a Study Finds

Last year, startups with all-female founding teams received only 2.1 percent of venture capital funding, according to the report. In 2014, that figure was slightly higher: 2.4 percent of funding went ...
Yahoo

The Great Male Vs. Female Gaze Debate Is Back On Social Media, And Men Are Still Refusing To Listen To Women

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this year, British singer Olly Murs sparked some serious online discourse when before-and-after photos from his “12-week ...
STAT

Male and female athletes have different hearts, and that can have serious consequences

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. The naked chest of a female mannequin brought ...
Forbes

Judge Blocks Trump On Passports: Holders Can Choose ‘X’ Instead Of Male Or Female

A federal judge has ordered the State Department to revert to the policy in place before President Trump retook office, allowing U.S. citizens to self-select a gender designation that includes ...