Evolution

The carnivorous plant’s speedy reaction time sets it apart from other plants

DNA evidence points to environmental upheaval as a cause of their Late Pleistocene decline

It’s ultimately about the grandkids

Diminutive wrens go big

Whoever heard of a right-handed monkey?

The widespread trials and tribulations of mammal childbirth

From an ancient brush with extinction came the big modern brain

The human family tree gets more complicated

We have a lot to learn about adaptability from a bird who evolved to swim

Jessica Riskin’s three greatest revelations while writing Power of Life

A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution

They’re flying on a wing and a prayer