The terms "sex" and "gender" are frequently used interchangeably, but the connotations of "gender" are more complex. The word refers to a range of social characteristics that define what is typically accepted as "masculine" or "feminine," including gender identity, and individual's biological sex, and social structures that are based upon sex, not all of which fit neatly into a male/female binary interpretation. Here you can the latest research exploring the relationship between sex and gender, and discover how new discoveries in biology and cognition are changing the ways in which we define ourselves.
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Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in HungaryA study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in Hungary has revealed that men and women had clear gender roles — but sometimes those roles were fluid.
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Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking womanThe Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.
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How do archaeologists figure out the sex of a skeleton?Archaeologists can estimate a person's sex with 95% accuracy, but many experts are focused on what can be learned about humans outside the male/female gender binary.
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Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.Feature Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?
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Why genetic testing can't always reveal the sex of a babyGender and sex are more complicated than X and Y chromosomes.
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1st-ever ancient case of Turner syndrome, with just 1 X chromosome instead of 2, found in ancient DNAA new DNA technique has detected evidence in Iron Age skeletons of Turner, Klinefelter and Down syndrome.
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Men's and Women's Personalities: Worlds Apart, or Not So Different?Men and women's personalities are worlds apart, a new study says, but other researchers say it ain't so.
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Men's and Women's Personalities: World's Apart, or Not So Different?Men and women's personalities are worlds apart, a new study says, but other researchers say it ain't so.
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Talk, Talk, Talk: One Thing We Do Better than ApesChat is what humans are all about.
