Evolution
The City Bird and the Country Bird
As in Aesop's fable, there are advantages and disadvantages for birds living in the city
A Holiday Gift List for Science Lovers
Some books, toys, art and clothing for the scientist or geek in your life
The Columbines and Their Pollinators: An Evolutionary Tale
New research provides insight into an evolutionary concept introduced by Charles Darwin
The Fish That Hunt Like Lions
Yellow saddle goatfish collaborate when one finds prey to chase
Lying For Sex, Spider Style
Male nursery web spiders aren't necessarily punished for giving false gifts
A Ghostly Scream From the Sahara
Superstitious sitings may have a root in human evolution
The Lizards That Live Rock-Paper-Scissors
Three color varieties each have advantages and disadvantages relative to the others
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
Woolly Rhino May Have Been A Tibetan Native
When the Ice Age began, these large mammals spread out to northern Asia and Europe
Six Talking Apes
“Talking” apes are not just the stuff of science fiction; scientists have taught many apes to use some semblance of language
Rise of the Chimp Movies
Project Nim and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are very different movies, but both question the ethics of chimpanzee research
The Cambrian Explosion in Song
What does a music teacher do when he ends up teaching science?
Snake-Spotting Theory Brings Primate Vision into Focus
Do camouflaged predators explain why monkeys, apes and other primates evolved superior eyesight?
The Top Ten Deadliest Animals of Our Evolutionary Past
Humans may be near the top of the food chain now, but who were our ancestors’ biggest predators?
Everything You Didn’t Know About Clarence Darrow
A newly released book brings new insight into the trial attorney made famous by the Scopes monkey trial
Piltdown Man, Paleoanthropology's April Fool's
This is the story of a missing link that never was
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