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• Spiritual Women Have More Sex

  New research has found that spirituality has a greater effect on the sex lives of young adults.

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  Testosterone Makes Women More Risky, Too

  Women with higher testosterone levels take more financial risks.

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  The Human-Dog Hybrid Hoax

  Photo shows a strange half-woman, half-dog (or pig) hybrid mother nursing its young.

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  Men Not Choosy in One-Night Stands

  Women raise their standards for one-night stands.

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  Men Stare at Women 43 Minutes Per Day

  That adds up to nearly a year of ogling time between age 18 and 50.

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  Video Games Lack Female and Minority Characters

  A virtual census finds women and minorities largely missing among video game characters.

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  Economic Woes Threaten Male Identity

  No one likes today's economy but men apparently dislike it more than they did last fall and more than women.

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  Sperm Prefer Attractive Females

  The sperm of one male may have to compete with those from another. How and why they do it is surprising.

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  U.S. Society Ignoring Serious Boy Problems

  Boys' issues are serious and less addressed than those of girls, says a new article.

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  Promiscuous Females Continue to Mystify

  When female beetles were mated, the "low-quality" male sired more offspring than males of "high" quality.

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  Harder for Women to Look at Birth-defect Babies

  Is it a maternal love problem? Don't bank on it.

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  Does a 4-year-old Need a Cell Phone?

  Mobile phones are being actively marketed to young kids now. Is it right?

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  Dads Are Key to Making Us Human

  Among mammals, 95 percent of males have little to no interaction with their children. For humans, this differs.

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  5 Myths about Women's Bodies

  Much misinformation about the female body circulates in mainstream consciousness.

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  Women Almost Gained Right to Vote 90 Years Ago

  On June 4, 1919, Congress approved the woman's suffrage amendment. It still had to be ratified.

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  Single Women Look Longer at Men

  Single women look longer at photos of male faces; no difference between single and attached men.

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  Should Supreme Court Justices Be Compassionate?

  President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is a compassionate choice.

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  Men with More Daughters Become More Liberal

  And women who have more sons are more likely to take on a conservative view.

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  In Recession, Women Splurge as if Addicted

  In times of crisis, women are more likely to take a shopping spree than in normal times.

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  Obsession with Naked Women Dates Back 35,000 Years

  Archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric pinup, the oldest known artistic representation of a woman.

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  Older People Pray More

  And women are much more likely to pray daily, survey finds.