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Evolution

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution

Its life in the darkness could shine a light on other neural rewiring

July 2, 2026

Was the Saber-Toothed Cat Doomed by Its Signature Fangs?

Five million years of evolutionary history were hidden in a museum drawer

June 30, 2026

How City Rats Are Becoming Resistant to Poison

They’re evolving faster than we can stop them

June 24, 2026

These Ancient Baby Predators Challenge Our Understanding of Evolution

The first animals onto terra firma weren’t amphibians as previously suspected

June 23, 2026

The Venus Flytrap Mystery That Vexed Darwin, Solved

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

June 11, 2026

Koalas Were in Trouble Before Humans Arrived in Australia

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

June 9, 2026

Other Animals Share Human Mothers’ Pain

The widespread trials and tribulations of mammal childbirth

We Got Lucky as a Species

From an ancient brush with extinction came the big modern brain

May 18, 2026