Evolution
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“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 -
Evolution Is Written in Our Joints
Why do humans have such stupid knees, ankles, and backs? -
Has Culture Overtaken Genes in Human Evolution?
How we adapt is shifting -
When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color
Which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them? -
The Evolution of … Everything
From cells to cellphones, trial and error shapes it all -
Flat Earthers on a Cruise
How evolution wired us to act against our own best interests -
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
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In Search of the First Animals
A fossilized ocean reef on a mountaintop may hold clues to the evolution of complex life
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Motion Made Minds
The origins of consciousness according to Peter Godfrey-Smith. -
The Mystery of the Cave Cats
Ice age skeletons could reveal secrets of small cat evolution. -
The Last Hominin Standing
A new theory argues humans evolved through competition. -
Puberty Hasn’t Changed Since the Ice Age
The blueprint was set at least 25,000 years ago. -
When the Composer Is a Geneticist
Jenny Graves tired of singing about Adam and Eve. So she wrote a creation oratorio based on science.