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The Classic Metal Behind the Origins of Life

A collection of metal atoms called the “metallome” helped drive evolution.

March 17, 2016

When Evolution Is Infectious

How “probiotic epidemics” help wildlife—and us—survive.

September 17, 2015

Top 10 Design Flaws in the Human Body

From our knees to our eyeballs, our bodies are full of hack solutions.

April 29, 2015

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.

January 26, 2015

The Last Word with Jonathan Weiner

The more science knows, the more rich and mysterious the world becomes.

November 27, 2014

A Holy Land for Religion and Science

In Ethiopia, evolution is not a threat to people of faith.

November 24, 2014

The Strange Inevitability of Evolution

Good solutions to biology’s problems are astonishingly plentiful.

November 24, 2014

The Rhythm of the Tide

When I heard data from an island had proven humans are still evolving, I had to visit.

November 20, 2014

Turning Back the Clock on Human Evolution

Digging through the world’s oldest graveyard with African paleontologists.

September 18, 2014