New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

To explore what characterises attractiveness in 2025, a team analysed 'Hot 100' lists compiled by men's magazine Maxim.

So-called feminine beauty has always been at the heart of society's concerns, and beauty standards have evolved considerably over the decades. From the era when curvy and voluptuous women were ...

A new scientific review challenges the widespread idea that certain physical features in women serve as biological signals of ...

AI-generated images reinforce narrow, unrealistic and exclusionary body ideals, which are harmful to our body image.

According to AI, the answer is young, white, and very attractive. Scientists from the University of Toronto asked three artificial intelligence bots to create images of ideal female and male bodies.

Throughout history, the female body has gone through various trends and fads. From the flappers of the roaring ’20s to the pin-up girls of the ’40s and the “twigs” of the ’60s, the idea of beauty ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have explored how female body odor can influence behaviors in men. They found that certain scent compounds in female body odor increased during ovulation and can ...

In movies, on billboards, and across social media, the ideal male body is often presented as a sort of marble statue. Massive shoulders, razor-sharp abs, and barely a trace of fat. It’s a look ...

You see it everywhere: A narrative of progress in two snapshots—before and after—that leaves the viewer to imagine what came in between. On the left, a body whose inhabitant is unhappy with it in some ...