Evolution
How Necking Shaped the Giraffe
The private life of the African giant offers a remarkable view on evolution.
Top 10 Design Flaws in the Human Body
From our knees to our eyeballs, our bodies are full of hack solutions.
Why Are You So Smart? Thank Your Mom & Your Difficult Birth
Our inability to care for ourselves as babies is a key to the genius of our species.
The Last Word with Jonathan Weiner
The more science knows, the more rich and mysterious the world becomes.
A Holy Land for Religion and Science
In Ethiopia, evolution is not a threat to people of faith.
The Strange Inevitability of Evolution
Good solutions to biology’s problems are astonishingly plentiful.
The Rhythm of the Tide
When I heard data from an island had proven humans are still evolving, I had to visit.
Turning Back the Clock on Human Evolution
Digging through the world’s oldest graveyard with African paleontologists.
Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard
In Ethiopia, paleontologists are pushing back the clock on humanity’s origins.