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The Science of Sex: Love Potion Number Nine by Simon LeVay  10.3.2000
Oxytocin may get less press than other sex hormones — but it's the glue that binds mother to child, lover to beloved.

The Science of Sex: Lesbian Lizards by Simon LeVay  9.19.2000
She aches just like a woman, she breaks just like a woman, but she procreates like a parthenogenetic unisexual pseudocopulator.

The Science of Sex: The "Gay Brain" Revisited by Simon LeVay  9.5.2000
A critic of a much-publicized study about the "gay brain" presents his own data.

The Science of Sex: RU-486 by Simon LeVay  8.22.2000
The French abortion pill may be available in the U.S. soon — but not without problems.

The Science of Sex: Is Sex Really Necessary? by Simon LeVay  8.8.2000
Could you go forty million years without it? Some species can.

The Science of Sex: Double Deviancy by Simon LeVay  7.25.2000
A new report finds a link between homosexuality and left-handedness.

The Science of Sex: Herpes by Simon LeVay  6.27.2000
Worrisome new data on who spreads it, and when.

The Science of Sex: Computing Beauty — Part Two: Balanced Beauty by Simon LeVay  6.13.2000
What's so special about symmetric faces?

The Science of Sex: Computing Beauty, Part One by Simon LeVay  5.30.2000
Morphing into that perfect face.

The Science of Sex: A Nipple Too Far by Simon LeVay  5.16.2000
Our columnist makes a surprising discovery about his own body.