When Did Humans Come to the Americas?

Recent scientific findings date their arrival earlier than ever thought, sparking hot debate among archaeologists
February 2013 | By Guy Gugliotta

"Evolution of the Host"—A New Poem by Robert Pinsky

February 2013 | By Robert Pinsky

The House Where Darwin Lived

Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
February 2013 | By Rebecca Stott

How the Star-Nosed Mole ‘Sees’ With Its Ultra-Sensitive Snout

The utterly strange-looking creature sees the world with one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom
January 30, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

From the Editor

January 2013 | By Michael Caruso

The Gory Details of Artist Katrina van Grouw’s Unfeathered Birds

A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

A Lucky Two Percent of People Have a Gene for Stink-Free Armpits

But a new study finds most of them still use deodorant
January 18, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Proven: Pruney Fingers Give You a Better Grip

A new study shows that when our fingers get wrinkly, they're better at gripping wet objects
January 09, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Determined Fish Climb Waterfalls With Special Sucker Mouths

One goby species in Hawaii uses its suction-cup mouth for both feeding and scaling walls, presenting an evolutionary chicken-or-egg conundrum
January 07, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Bonobos Offer Banana Bribes for Friendship

Chimpanzees will sooner kill than share food, but bonobos will sacrifice some of their own goods for the pleasure of interacting with strangers
January 02, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Flower Power, Redefined

In a new book, Andrew Zuckerman embraces minimalism, capturing 150 colorful blooms on white backdrops
December 12, 2012 | By Ryan Reed

Could Porcupine Quills Help Us Design the Next Hypodermic Needle?

Microscopic barbs allow porcupine quills to slice into flesh easily and stay there stubbornly—qualities that could prove useful in medical applications
December 10, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

Fire Good. Make Human Inspiration Happen.

New evidence suggests that fire may have influenced the evolution of the human mind
December 2012 | By Thomas Wynn

Why Do We Hiccup? And Other Scientific Mysteries—Seen Through the Eyes of Artists

In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven't fully answered yet
November 28, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

Scientists Say Chimps and Orangutans Have Mid-Life Crises

A new study indicates that, like humans, these great apes go through a nadir of happiness in middle age
November 19, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

14 Fun Facts About Turkeys

Number 8: A turkey's gender can be determined from its droppings
November 15, 2012 | By Sarah Zielinski

Video: This 750-Leg Millipede is the Leggiest Creature in the World

Illacme plenipes, an extremely rare species endemic to just a few wooded areas in Northern California, is fully described for the first time
November 15, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

Amazing Close-Ups of Seeds

A scientist-artist duo creates stunning images, taken through a scanning electron microscope, of seeds in the Millennium Seed Bank
November 09, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

The Top 10 Greatest Survivors of Evolution

Travel back millions of years in your time machine and you’d find some of these species thriving and looking much as they do today
November 09, 2012 | By Brian Switek

New Evidence That Grandmothers Were Crucial for Human Evolution

A computer simulation supports the idea that grandmothers helped our species evolve social skills and longer lives
October 23, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

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