A visionary evolutionary biologist, he drew comparisons to Charles Darwin with his theories on the genetic roots of seemingly detrimental behaviors like self-deception.

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A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, indicates that while the COVID-19 virus has developed rapidly since 2019, it has done so within limited genetic channels. These genetic limits have ...

A fossilized skull and jawbones found belonged to a crested dinosaur that lived 95 million years ago— the first new species ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

WRAL Investigates Biological mother worries for boy in foster system Two years after Avantae Deven was arrested, Felicia Chandler is feeling deep pain. She says her biological son Blake may be gone ...

The largest animal to ever exist pushes biological systems into dangerous territory. Its immense size creates hidden risks that scientists are still trying to fully understand. Certain moments in its ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 445 million years ago, our planet completely changed ...

This video explores some of the toughest and most resilient creatures living in the harshest environments on Earth. Scientists highlight species that withstand crushing ocean pressure, boiling heat, ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both ...

A new paper by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) argues that modern life has outpaced human evolution. The study suggests that ...

The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...