No, having too much sex is not likely to increase the risk of cancer

Misreading findings of a recent study can lead to stigma around STIs and having multiple sexual partners.

Jayne Lucke, The Conversation

· Feb 15, 2020 · 08:30 pm

The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages

From cramming into a single bed with 51 others or presiding over royal meetings – humans have done just about everything in bed.

Brian Fagan, The Conversation

· Jan 02, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Drugs, counting sheep and cold baths: Victorians too cared deeply about a good night’s sleep

But their concern extended only to ‘brain-workers’ – businessmen, financiers, even students – and not industrial classes who worked impossibly long hours.

Sally Shuttleworth, The Conversation

· Sep 26, 2019 · 11:30 pm

The Nobel Prize for medicine reminds us how important sleep is. So, how well do Indians sleep?

Indians might be among the most-sleep deprived people in the world. Among the worst affected are call centre employees.

Vijay Shankar

· Oct 13, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Cot in action: A short history of the Indian khaat, from Ibn Battuta to Rahul Gandhi

The amazing piece of furniture was ignored, until a rally of the Congress vice-president made a meme out it.

Sunaina Kumar

· Sep 08, 2016 · 05:30 pm

Why did sex evolve? Researchers edge closer to solving longstanding mystery

There's long been a lack of evidence for why sex has become so much more common than asexual reproduction across nearly all species. Thankfully, this is now slowly changing.

Laurence D. Hurst, The Conversation

· Mar 03, 2016 · 03:30 pm

Unravelling the mysteries of sleep: how the brain ‘sees’ dreams

Brain activity during the dreaming phase of sleep is remarkably similar to brain activity when we're awake and processing new visual images, new research shows.

Melinda Jackson and Rachel Schembri, The Conversation

· Aug 13, 2015 · 10:30 pm