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Women are twice as likely as men to use emoticons in text messages, according to a new study from Rice University.

Are Republican women more feminine looking compared to their Democratic counterparts? A new study suggest yes.

Popular culture often depicts men, particularly married men, as bar flies guilty of using any excuse get a drink with friends but, in reality, researchers reveal that being married is actually driving their wives to drink.

Muscular men obsessed with their bodies are significantly more likely to have meathead attitudes towards women, according to researchers.

When it comes to adultery, women tend to accumulate more extra-marital lovers than men, according to new research.

Most of the research that was conducted in terms of human sexual responses was conducted in men and findings were extrapolated to women.

feelings shmeelings | The evolutionary origins of music are much debated.

Just thinking about trying on swimsuits can put women in a bad mood, according to a new study.

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A new study that is based on a database of 3 million mobile phone subscribers suggests that women are more inclined to ‘invest heavily in creating and maintain a pair-bond’ than men.

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Women are more affected by bad news and can also remember the details better than their male counterparts, according to new research.

Researchers from the University of Göttingen in Germany have found that men viewing videos of silhouettes of dancing women were more likely to describe those who were ovulating at the time as more attractive than women at other stages of their menstrual cycle, which goes contrary to the longstanding theory of “concealed” ovulation in humans

Even in the face of today's tough economy and high unemployment rate, a new study revealed that it is still no excuse: in dating, unemployment is a deal breaker, particularly for straight women.

Men have evolved to prefer dumb, sleepy or drunk women over those with charm and intelligence when they're on the hunt for a one-night-stand, according to a new study.

Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women’s sexualized bodies are on display. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that both men and women see images of sexy women’s bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people.

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A woman’s sexual appetite peaks at 11pm on a Saturday night, according to a UK survey.