Now playing Next Culture news Everything you wanted to know about Japan’s Penis Festival Every spring, thousands of tourists flock to Kawasaki, Japan, to celebrate one thing – the penis. 03/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why more older women are choosing to have extramarital 'grey affairs' Author and relationship expert Susan Shapiro Barash says more woman over 55 are having affairs than ever before - and feeling less guilty about it than you might expect. 25/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news ‘Hardcore yet wholesome’: Is audio erotica the porn of the future? Seen as more ethical and less heteronormative than mainstream porn, audio erotica is turning on women and non-binary folks in Europe and beyond. 18/03/2023
Now playing Next Health France will make condoms free for those under 25 to fight rise in STIs The French President hailed a “revolution” for contraception that aims to tackle a rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs). 10/12/2022
Now playing Next Health Beyond condoms: How birth control is now becoming a male affair From a male birth control pill to reversible vasectomy and a hormonal shoulder gel: what’s in the works for male contraceptives? 14/09/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe 'The topic is still taboo': Italy's lack of sexual education in school Italy is one of the last member states in the European Union where sex education is not mandatory in schools: "The main problem is ignorance, in the etymological sense of the word". 12/07/2022
Now playing Next Health Monkeypox outbreak: Everything you should know about the virus so far The smallpox-related virus has been mostly affecting men who have sex with men. Authorities are trying to curb its spread without perpetuating stigma. 28/06/2022
Now playing Next Art 'Rumpy Pompeii': Sex lives of the wild & ancient erupt in new exhibit If you visit the site Pompeii, you will notice that there is erotic art everywhere you look. A new exhibition titled 'Art and Sensuality in the Houses of Pompeii', aims to look at why the people of Pompeii were so fascinated with eroticism. 22/04/2022
Now playing Next Culture news The masculine mystique: What's the big deal with male nudity? 50 years ago Burt Reynolds was Cosmopolitan's first male centrefold, but half a century on has that much really changed? 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Health Could this trial be bringing male contraceptive pills one step closer? A daily pill shows it can make mice temporarily sterile, and researchers hope to start human trials later this year. 24/03/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 'Secrets of Playboy': The docuseries exposing Hefner's dark empire Zeitgeisty and refreshing or dark and manipulative? This 10-part docuseries lifts the lid on the story of Playboy from the women that experienced it. 24/01/2022
Now playing Next Living How can you have a more eco-friendly sex life? From condoms to lubricant, here are the best ways to make your sex life more environmentally friendly. 04/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news New Superman comes out as bisexual in forthcoming comic It comes as other comic books are embracing diversity. 12/10/2021
Now playing Next Nature Hermit crabs are sexually attracted to plastic pollution in the ocean Climate change and mounting plastic particles in the sea are confusing marine life. 14/08/2021
Now playing Next Living Sex and sustainability: You can now save the planet with orgasms Orgasms for organisms: how are sex toys being used to protect the environment? 24/05/2021
Now playing Next Green News Meet Pattie Gonia: An environmental drag queen on a mission "Spend more time outdoors, get out there, because it will make you realise exactly what’s worth saving.” 22/10/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom First same-sex couple ties the knot in Northern Ireland Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards made history today as they were the first same-sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland. 11/02/2020
Now playing Next Green News 'We're somewhere between an erotic date night and a sex party' Immersive theatre group House of Kittens has a new show, and it would make a great couples' night out. 31/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom World's first vagina museum to open in London in November Its aim will be to educate visitors about female genitals while fighting stigma surrounding them. 21/09/2019
Now playing Next SanMarino San Marino bans discrimination based on sexual orientation Citizens of San Marino have voted by referendum to insert a clause prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in their country's constitution 04/06/2019