Evolution
133 articles-
Evolution Is Going According to God’s Plan
In the new book Purpose, a Yale psychiatrist argues Darwinian forces are divinely guided. -
Evolution Led Humans into a Trap
The cultural forces that fueled our success now threaten to end it. -
What You Don’t Know About Sperm
A remarkable tale of evolution. -
A Peculiar Fish and an Evolutionary Mystery
What we can learn from the macabre diets of a curious species of cichlids. -
Thank Eve for Human Evolution
It’s females who vaulted biological hurdles and forged our evolutionary success. -
My 3 Greatest Revelations
Joseph LeDoux on writing his new book, “The Four Realms of Existence: A New Theory of Being Human.” -
Psychology Lost a Great Mind
With his wife, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby transformed our understanding of human nature. -
Why Is Everything an Orchid?
Orchids were Darwin’s “abominable mystery.” They continue to elude science—and efforts to save them. -
What We Can Learn from an Insomniac Fish
When sleep doesn’t come on time. -
Where Did the Brain Come From?
600 million years ago, the sea sponge had a dream.
-
Wildfires Are Changing Animal Evolution
Adaptations that once saved creatures are now putting them in peril.
-
Animal Sex Determination Is Weirder Than You Think
Parasites, weather, and luck can play a role in determining whether some animals are male or female.
-
The Spiritual Materialist
How transcendent feelings arise from the forces of Darwinian natural selection.
-
Another Path to Intelligence
Octopus brains are nothing like ours—yet we have much in common. -
The Evolutionary Mystery of Menopause
New studies reinforce the hypothesis that grandmothers fostered our evolutionary success. -
The Giraffe Neck Evolved for Sexual Combat
Discovery of a previously unknown ancient giraffe species offers a new look into sexual selection and evolution. -
E.O. Wilson Saw the World in a Wholly New Way
“Did you like the grenade I tossed in their midst?” the biologist asked me. -
Humans Are One Mixed-Up Ape
If you look at every ape protein, they have every bone we have, every muscle we have, the same type of hair, and on and on. They’re just better adapted to their tropical rainforest environment.Illustration by BRO.vector / Shutterstock Recent fossilized bone discoveries in China and Israel support the exciting possibility of new, previously unknown […]