Jan 1, 2015

Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, And The Consensus Of The Many

Dec 26, 2014

Don't Blame The Chimps! Who's Responsible For The Lethal Aggression In Sierra Leone's Chimpanzees?

Oct 23, 2014

Pioneers Of Evolution: David Sloan Wilson

Nov 24, 2013

Theory of Cooperation—Generous Strategies Win the Darwinian Contest After All

From extortion to to generosity, evolution in the prisoner's dilemmaThe eternal struggle between cooperative and selfish social strategies takes place on the playing field of theoretical models in addition to the real world. The prisoner's dilemma is a favorite model for exploring advantages and pitfalls of cooperation.

May 28, 2013

Seeking Sasquatch With Science

A sizable amount of publically available data exists that organizes and quantifies Bigfoot sightings.

Feb 18, 2013

Origins Of Alcohol Consumption Traced To Ape Ancestor

Eating fermented fruit off the ground may have paved way for ability to digest ethanol.

Feb 15, 2013

Genetic Variation Helped Humans Evolve, Adapt To Climate Changes

Two studies have uncovered two intriguing human adaptive traits.

Feb 12, 2013

Applying Evolution

The sheer diversity of life shows us that there are multiple ways to solve a problem: animals have evolved different ways to ensure safety.

Feb 9, 2013

Taking a Poke at Pokemon

A very real phylogeny of the very fake Pokémon creatures.

Feb 8, 2013

It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief: The Evolution of Selfishness

A healthy dose of a few selfish individuals in a community of altruistic individuals can benefit the whole group.

Feb 6, 2013

From Dark Hearts Comes The Kindness of Mankind

The kind­ness of mankind most likely devel­oped from our more sin­is­ter and self-serving ten­den­cies.

Feb 5, 2013

New Study Suggests Neanderthals Died Out Earlier, Did Not Coexist With Modern Humans

If true, the study, casts doubt on the idea that modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed.

Feb 5, 2013

Monogamous Birds Read Partner’s Food Desires

Male Eurasian Jays in committed relationships are able to share food with their female partner according to her current desire.

Feb 5, 2013

Ravens Know How to Make a Point

Scientists have found that wild ravens make gestures, a feat even most primates can’t manage.

Feb 4, 2013

Darwin’s Birds Get New Look

The new work supports Darwin’s original claim that all pigeon breeds descend from the rock pigeon.

Feb 2, 2013

Can Plants Be Altruistic?

Now, a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder suggests some plants are altruistic too.

Feb 2, 2013

Why Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats

Research in recent years has finally revealed the genius of dogs.

Feb 1, 2013

Pigeon DNA Proves Darwin Right

Genome sequencing supports theory that all domestic breeds descend from wild rock dove.

Jan 30, 2013

Cultural Evolution Changes Bird Song

Thanks to cultural evolution, male Savannah sparrows are changing their tune, partly to attract “the ladies.”

Jan 29, 2013

Come Into My Parlour

A strange example of co-operative behaviour in arachnids.

Jan 28, 2013

Dung beetles guided by Milky Way

Beatles that navigate by using the stars.

Jan 21, 2013

Can Neanderthals Be Brought Back from the Dead?

Would cloning a Neanderthal be a desirable thing to do?

Jan 10, 2013

Can Our Pruney Fingers Help Us Build Better Rain Treads?

This universality already suggests that there could be a good evolutionary reason for pruney fingers.

Jan 7, 2013

Bonobos Share With Strangers Before Acquaintances

Building a social network and making new friends as valuable as food.

Jan 6, 2013

Are We Born With a Sense of Fairness?

Does fairness come standard with every newborn, or is it something that we (hopefully) develop as we mature?

Jan 5, 2013

Scientists Breed Big-Brained Guppies to Demonstrate Evolution’s Trade-offs

Scientists have long suspected that big brains come with an evolutionary price.

Jan 5, 2013

Will Biomimicry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy?

The emerging science of biomimicry offers a way forward.

Jan 2, 2013

Restless Genes

If an urge to explore rises in us innately, perhaps its foundation lies within our genome.

Dec 27, 2012

Exercise and the Ever-Smarter Human Brain

The role of physical endurance in shaping humankind.

Dec 13, 2012

Origin Of Life: New Study Spotlights Not Chemistry But How Living Things Store, Process Information

Scientists trying to unravel the mystery of life's origins have been looking at it the wrong way, a new study argues.

Dec 12, 2012

New Ideas About the Evolution of Homosexuality

How do you explain homosexuality?

Dec 10, 2012

Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains

The connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought.

Dec 5, 2012

City Birds Use Cigarette Butts To Smoke Out Parasites

Lining nests with material from discarded cigarettes may help keep out parasitic mites.

Nov 29, 2012

Humans Have Been Evolving Like Crazy Over the Past Few Thousand Years

the genetic diversity in the human population has exploded.

Nov 20, 2012

The Evolutionary Mystery of Homosexuality

The mystery is simple enough. Its solution, however, has thus far eluded our best scientific minds.

Nov 20, 2012

We’re in This Together: A Pathbreaking Investigation Into the Evolution of Cooperative Behavior

A new study offers another explanation for our unusual aptitude for collaboration.

Nov 18, 2012

Chimps and Humans Share Another Evolutionary Link: Gut Bacteria

Gut bacteria links human and chimpanzees.

Nov 14, 2012

‘Unique’ Evolution Gene Find Hailed

A new gene they say helps explain how humans evolved from chimpanzees.

Nov 13, 2012

Evolutionary Mismatch and What to Do About It

The Evolution Institute examines the concept of evolutionary mismatch and what to do about it in a practical sense.

Nov 13, 2012

Y Chromosome An “Evolutionary Marvel”

The Y chromosome may have gotten a bad rap.

Nov 8, 2012

Unnatural Selection

Salamanders, fish and perhaps even humans are evolving fast in response to toxic chemicals. Is that bad?

Nov 7, 2012

More Reasons To Thank Grandma - She May Be The Secret To Human Longevity

People live longer thanks to the grandmothers who help raise them.

Nov 1, 2012

Solving a Biological Mystery

Harvard scientists have solved the long-standing mystery of how some insects form the germ cells.

Oct 30, 2012

New Study Sheds Light On How nd When Vision Evolved

The evolutionary origins of vision.

Oct 27, 2012

What Makes Us Human? Cooking, Study Says

Did you eat a hot meal today? It's a smart thing to do, as our ancestors learned.

Oct 25, 2012

Competition Of Males Over Females

Evolutionary force that has led to the evolution of a diversity of male sexual organ morphologies.

Oct 24, 2012

The Most Spectacular Mutation in Recent Human History

The most spectacular mutation in recent human history.

Oct 22, 2012

Evolution of New Genes Captured

How living things evolve new functions from a limited set of genes.

Oct 15, 2012

A Bad Misunderstanding of Evolution and Homosexuality

the ducks will get you in the end.

Oct 11, 2012

The Neanderthal in My Family Tree

New genetic evidence shows our ancestors interbred with now-extinct species.