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Evolution

“Living Fossil” Discovered by Accident Could Reshape Tree of Life

Meet the miniscule protist harboring jaw-dropping evolutionary secrets

November 20, 2025

Human Evolution Insights Found Up a Neanderthal’s Nose

The face of our sturdy evolutionary cousin comes into focus

November 19, 2025

Fierce Debate About Earth’s First Animal Heats Up

Are you Team Sponge or Team Comb Jelly?

November 14, 2025

We Might Not Be So Strange

Perhaps intelligent life wasn’t so unlikely after all

October 24, 2025

Evolution Is Written in Our Joints

Why do humans have such stupid knees, ankles, and backs?

October 22, 2025

When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color

Which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them?

September 9, 2025

The Evolution of … Everything

From cells to cellphones, trial and error shapes it all

August 26, 2025

Flat Earthers on a Cruise

How evolution wired us to act against our own best interests

August 13, 2025

Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes

How one animal's oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin's big ideas

June 12, 2025

How Fishing Could Change the Evolution of Fish

Our appetite for fish can alter their bodies, minds, and behaviors

May 30, 2025

All Birds Roost in a Single Tree

The first evolutionary tree that includes every avian species

May 2, 2025