Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum—a biologist explains how it's multidimensional

AIMode News Desk · curated summary

August 19, 20261 min readScience

Automated news aggregation. Headlines and summaries are gathered from public feeds; see our editorial standards for sourcing, corrections, and AI-assist disclosure.

Many people recognize that gender—how a person identifies, presents themselves and is perceived—has nuances. Some people identify and present as women, others as men, and still others as nonbinary.

Key takeaways

01Many people recognize that gender—how a person identifies, presents themselves and is perceived—has nuances.
02Some people identify and present as women, others as men, and still others as nonbinary.

About this story

This story was aggregated from Phys.org. Headlines, summaries, and links are gathered automatically from public RSS feeds for your convenience.

Read the full story →

For agents:JSON record OpenAPI WebMCP llms.txt

More in Science

Science

Laser stability method advances precision control of electrons with light

Researchers at the University of Oldenburg's Institute of Physics are working on techniques for precision control of electric fields of light, which allow the dynamics of individual electrons to be manipulated in experiments. Now a team from the Attosecond Microscopy research group, led by Dr. Jan Vogelsang, has taken a decisive step toward this goal.

Phys.org · 39 minutes ago

Science

Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets with Vice Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil

Related coverage: Secretary-General of ASEAN Meets with Vice Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil ASEAN Main Portal

ASEAN Main Portal · 46 minutes ago

Science

They're content creators with thousands of adoring fans. So why do they feel so terrible?

If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it? The artists whom my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did—and many went on to question whether it was worth it.

Phys.org · 59 minutes ago

Science

How does wildfire smoke affect the economy?

Wildfires in the United States are getting bigger, and the season is getting longer, fueled by hotter and drier weather from climate change. Even when fires are hundreds of miles away, wildfire smoke can still harm people's health and create economic costs through air pollution, said Casey Wichman, an associate professor in Georgia Tech's School of Economics.

Phys.org · 2 hours ago