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Hereditary Rule Wreaked Havoc in 'Game of Thrones' — and in Medieval EuropeWhen male heirs were scarce during the Middle Ages, instability reigned.
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Was This Famous Revolutionary War Hero Intersex?Remains in General Pulaski's tomb tell an unexpected and intriguing tale.
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Women's Genes May Increase Risk of Birth Control Failure, Study SuggestsIn some cases, a woman's genes may put her at risk for an unplanned pregnancy even while using hormonal birth control properly.
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Women's Brains Are 3 Years 'Younger' Than Men's, Study SuggestsA new study suggests that, by at least one measure, women's brains are biologically younger than men's.
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Ancient Skeletons of Woman and Fetus Hint at Childbirth Death 3,700 Years AgoArchaeologists in Egypt recently unearthed a grim discovery: skeletons of a pregnant woman and her fetus.
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First-Ever All-Female Antarctic Expedition Busts Women's Endurance MythWomen who trekked across Antarctica in the first-ever all-female expedition broke more than gender norms — they also busted this gender myth.
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Baby Names Show Enormous Gender GapBaby boys get aggressive names, while girls get names associated with beauty and pampering.
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Sally Ride Is Getting Her Own Forever StampPhysicist Sally Ride, the first American woman in space and the first astronaut to come out as having a same-sex partner, will have her likeness on a stamp.
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Move Over, 'Tomb Raider': Here Are 11 Pioneering Women ArchaeologistsPopular "Tomb Raider" Lara Croft can't hold a candle to these groundbreaking women in archaeology.
