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Evolution

The Rapid Evolution of Giant Daisies

They’re the botanical versions of Darwin’s finches

April 30, 2026

Our Eyes Originated in a 600-Million-Year-Old Cyclops

There was a time when one eye was better than two

April 28, 2026

Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?

They had the right genes for it

April 23, 2026

The Ancient Roots of the Crab Walk

It wasn’t a lateral evolutionary move

April 22, 2026

Survival of the Wittiest

How verbal humor arose and how it protects us

April 9, 2026

When Dogs First Became Man’s Best Friend

Ancient canid DNA pushes date of dog domestication back millennia

April 2, 2026

Meet the Arthropod That Originated Fangs

The granddaddy of spiders pushes back the evolutionary clock

April 2, 2026

How Did Evolution Come Up With So Many Squids?

It was a slow burn followed by a big bang

March 30, 2026

How Cacti Defy Darwin

They’re an evolutionary feat all of their own

March 20, 2026

Koalas Recover Genetic Diversity as Populations Expand

Their rebound shows resilience after a severe genetic bottleneck

March 5, 2026

Mosquitoes Developed a Taste for Human Blood Before We Existed

About 2 million years ago, they evolved to feed on Homo erectus

February 26, 2026

Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens

New research reveals the evolutionary accident that is the human chin

February 17, 2026