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Grandmas: Good for girls, bad for boys

Study shows only granddaughters are likely to benefit from having their paternal grandmothers involved in their early lives.

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Survey: Women like to drink before sex

Women like to be drunk or tipsy before hopping into bed with a partner because it makes them feel more confident, a new study reveals.

Fairer sex tell fewer fibs than their men

Men lie twice as often as women, fibbing an average six times a day while women told just three, according to a new study.

Boy or girl? The baffle of the sexes

The gender row over South African runner Caster Semenya shows the line dividing males from females is far from clear.

Scientists trying to breed toxic slugs

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Athlete's family reject hermaphrodite claims