David P. Barash

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    Live Tiny, Die Never: Behold the Toughest Animal on Earth

    Extremophiles raise the prospect that perhaps life first emerged in what we—sunny children of a relatively easy, superficially life-friendly environment—have until recently considered impossible conditions.Photograph by Nicole Ottawa & Oliver Meckes / Eye of Science / Science Source Images Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . With global climate change, […]

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    What Good Is Grandma?

    The growing role of grandparents in raising children is right in line with human biology.

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    How Necking Shaped the Giraffe

    The private life of the African giant offers a remarkable view on evolution.

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    Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree

    Understanding the impermanence of everything—including ourselves.

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    Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree

    Understanding the impermanence of everything—including ourselves.