As might be expected, sex was the main driving force in evolution (although not all prehistoric creatures were sexy). In today’s world, how fast we modern humans can judge whether or not someone of the opposite sex is looking at us depends on how masculine or feminine they look.
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AT LAST: Male birth control may actually become a reality. And it will (of course) be reversible.
A blast of ultrasound to the testicles can safely stop sperm production for 6 months. BBC News quotes researcher James Tsuruta as saying, “We think this could provide men with up to six months of reliable, low-cost, non-hormonal contraception from a single round of treatment. Our long-term goal is to use ultrasound from therapeutic instruments that are commonly found in sports medicine or physical therapy clinics as an inexpensive, long-term, reversible male contraceptive suitable for use in developing to first world countries.” It could eventually spread to third world countries, where the need is great and conventional means of contraception are had to find.
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Ladies: we can wear their shirts and use their cologne. Now we can use their sex drugs too!
One needs only turn on the television to understand that significant advances have been made in the cure and treatment of male sexual dysfunction. Less visible progress has been made in understanding and treating female sexual disorders (FSD), a complex and multi-layered problem. A team of researchers has found that the drugs that help men may some day help women too.
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Why do we keep our belly buttons all our lives, while in most mammals who nurse their young, these disappear when they mature? Scientists think they indicate the mating potential of fertile women.
During pregnancy, the umbilical cord supplies a baby with nutrients and oxygen from the mother. After birth, it’s clamped and snipped, leaving a short stump that eventually falls off. It’s not known exactly why there are so many shapes of belly buttons. Most people prefer belly buttons that don’t protrude.
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