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Evolution
162 articles-
This Walking Ape Might Be the Earliest Human Ancestor
The limbs of Sahelanthropus tchadensis may settle a decades-long evolutionary debate -
These Slimy Fish May Have Helped Us Hone Our Sense of Smell
Sophisticated scent seems to have evolved earlier than previously thought -
What Does Evolutionary Age Have to Do with a Species’ Extinction?
Younger species of sharks and rays were more likely to die out -
When We Were Lunch
How being food for other animals has made us into the humans we are today -
Is the Secret to Long Life Freedom From Procreation?
A study notes marked lifespan increases in mammals that have been castrated or kept on contraception -
What an Ancient Sheep Reveals About a Bronze Age Plague
Scientists found the plague pathogen hiding in a 4,000-year-old sheep, shedding light on the earlier, more elusive pandemic before the Black Death -
“Living Fossil” Discovered by Accident Could Reshape Tree of Life
Meet the miniscule protist harboring jaw-dropping evolutionary secrets -
Human Evolution Insights Found Up a Neanderthal’s Nose
The face of our sturdy evolutionary cousin comes into focus -
Fierce Debate About Earth’s First Animal Heats Up
Are you Team Sponge or Team Comb Jelly? -
We Might Not Be So Strange
Perhaps intelligent life wasn’t so unlikely after all
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When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color
Which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them?
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Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes
How one animal’s oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin’s big ideas
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How Fishing Could Change the Evolution of Fish
Our appetite for fish can alter their bodies, minds, and behaviors -
All Birds Roost in a Single Tree
The first evolutionary tree that includes every avian species -
In Search of the First Animals
A fossilized ocean reef on a mountaintop may hold clues to the evolution of complex life -
10 Misconceptions About Evolution
An evolutionary biologist clears up common myths -
We Are Light-Eaters
The language we share with plants—and all life under the sun.