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Why Not All Chili Peppers Are Hot

Being spicy helps a chili plant protect its fruit from fungal rot, but it has a downside in dry conditions
January 05, 2012 | By Sarah Zielinski

saddleback giant tortoise

Evolution World Tour: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

The exotic locale, home to tortoises, cacti, iguanas and finches, was a source of inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution
January 2012 | By Laura Helmuth

Isle Royale

Evolution World Tour: Isle Royale, Michigan

Moose and wolves face off in the world’s longest-running study of predators and prey
January 2012 | By T.A. Frail

Sterkfontein

Evolution World Tour: The Cradle of Humankind, South Africa

The world's greatest source of hominid fossils is among dozens of caves just hours from Johannesburg
January 2012 | By Erin Wayman

Spirit Lake 1982

Evolution World Tour: Mount St. Helens, Washington

Over thirty years after the volcanic eruption, plant and animal life has returned to the disaster site, a veritable living laboratory
January 2012 | By Lyn Garrity

La Brea Tar Pits

Evolution World Tour: La Brea Tar Pits, California

Just a short drive from the mansions of Beverly Hills lies a site where paleontologists have found over three million fossils
January 01, 2012 | By Marian Holmes

Burgess Shale Canada

Evolution World Tour: Burgess Shale, British Columbia, Canada

Located in the Canadian Rockies, the fossil-rich dig site provides clues to scientists investigating how animal life began
January 01, 2012 | By Jeanne Maglaty

Whales evolved from mammals that adapted to hunt in oceans. Skeletons of Basilosaurus, a whale ancestor, reveal the leviathan still retained tiny hind legs.

Evolution World Tour: Wadi Hitan, Egypt

In Egypt's Western Desert, evidence abounds that before they were the kings of the ocean, whales roamed the earth on four legs
January 2012 | By Abigail Tucker

Koalas, kangaroos and wallabies are abundant on the island

Evolution World Tour: Kangaroo Island, Australia

Mammals come in three types and the best place to see them all in one place is this small island off the southern coast of Australia
January 2012 | By Laura Helmuth

The Jurassic Coast

Evolution World Tour: Jurassic Coast, England

The best opportunity to play paleontologist is on the southern coast of England, a site rich with marine reptile fossils
January 2012 | By Sarah Zielinski

friar Gregor Mendel

Evolution World Tour: Mendel's Garden, Czech Republic

At an abbey in the Czech town of Brno, a friar studied peas and laid the groundwork for modern genetics
January 2012 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

Evolution, A Book That Turns Science Into Art

See examples of these beautiful photographs of animal skeletons in our image gallery
December 20, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

The City Bird and the Country Bird

As in Aesop's fable, there are advantages and disadvantages for birds living in the city
December 07, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

A Holiday Gift List for Science Lovers

Some books, toys, art and clothing for the scientist or geek in your life
December 05, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

The Columbines and Their Pollinators: An Evolutionary Tale

New research provides insight into an evolutionary concept introduced by Charles Darwin
December 02, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

The Fish That Hunt Like Lions

Yellow saddle goatfish collaborate when one finds prey to chase
November 21, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

Lying For Sex, Spider Style

Male nursery web spiders aren't necessarily punished for giving false gifts
November 16, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

A Ghostly Scream From the Sahara

Superstitious sitings may have a root in human evolution
October 28, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

The Lizards That Live Rock-Paper-Scissors

Three color varieties each have advantages and disadvantages relative to the others
October 26, 2011 | By Sarah Zielinski

Fossil Finds Complicate Search for Human Ancestor

A new analysis of a 2-million-year-old hominid shows that it had an intriguing mix of australopithecine and Homo-like traits
September 09, 2011 | By Erin Wayman


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