Evolution
Evolution Is Really Not That Into Sex
Plants and animals have reproduced without sex for eons. So why did nature bother?
Why We Stink at Tackling Climate Change
Global threats result from human culture outrunning human biology.
Why Evolution Reversed These Insects’ Sex Organs
Among these cave insects, the females evolved to have penises—twice. The reasons challenge common assumptions about sex.
Three Biochemists Win Chemistry Nobel for Directing Evolution
By using the power of evolution to solve practical problems, three researchers opened new avenues to chemical discovery.
Why Nature Prefers Couples, Even for Yeast
Some species have the equivalent of many more than two sexes, but most do not. A new model suggests the reason depends on how often they mate.
Why Social Science Needs Evolutionary Theory
Evolutionary theory has the potential to transform education and, through it, society.
Larry David and the Game Theory of Anonymous Donations
What your generosity signals about you.
