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Evolution

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

New Lizard Shows Evolution’s Predictability

A new anole on the island of Hispaniola confirms that ecological communities can follow predictable patterns.

November 10, 2016

The Martians Are Coming—and They’re Human

How settling Mars could create a new human species.

October 21, 2016