The unrealistic ideals placed on female athletes are not only ignorant, but also deeply harmful, writes Lauren Fleshman.

A new scientific review challenges the widespread idea that certain physical features in women serve as biological signals of high fertility. The comprehensive analysis suggests that characteristics ...

Canadian scientists tested the sensitivities of several sexual areas on the female body, including the parts in the perineum ...

One of the most popular explanations for why menopause evolved in some species is called the grandmother hypothesis. Essentially, older females stop having offspring of their own, and redirect energy ...

In the middle of BBC World news is a story about a South Korean pop star turned to bodybuilding. The Korean feminine body ideal, the report reveals, has long been petite and thin, but is now changing ...

Until puberty, our bodies look similar regardless of our sex, other than our genitals. When we hit puberty, a barrage of hormones—androgens like testosterone and estrogens like estradiol—reshapes our ...

Anne Harris, “Figuring Ground” (2014–15) (an ongoing project) (detail), oil, acrylic, collage on 300 lb arches cold press paper, 30” x 22” (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Anne Harris, ...