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Evolution

How to Weed Creationism Out of Schools

The problem with high school biology teachers.

July 9, 2017

Is Violence Declining Because We’re Evolving More Patience?

Impulsiveness is a heritable trait that may have been maladaptive in agrarian life.

April 4, 2017

Survival of the Friendliest

It’s time to give the violent metaphors of evolution a break.

March 17, 2017

How Viruses May Have Led to Complex Life

Without viruses, we might never have evolved.

January 25, 2017

Why Darwin Needs ET

Finding life on other worlds will help answer lingering questions about natural selection.

December 13, 2016

Faster Evolution on a Warmer Earth

When life first emerged roughly 4 billion years ago, DNA may have been a much more malleable molecule.

November 10, 2016