The Origin of Humans Is Surprisingly Complicated
Many kinds of archaic humans walked the planet at the same time. How did Homo sapiens come to be the last species standing?
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They Do What?!: The Wide Wild World of Animal Sex
Carin Bondar talks about her new book Wild Sex, which covers the strange, surreal and sometimes scary sex lives of our animal cousins.
How Cats Conquered the World (and a Few Viking Ships)
A large-scale study of ancient feline DNA charts the domestication and global spread of house cats
Some Malaria Mosquitoes May Prefer Cows to Us
A chromosomal rearrangement may cause one mosquito species to be lured to cows instead of humans for a blood meal. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Sorry David Attenborough, We Didn't Evolve from "Aquatic Apes"--Here's Why
The theory was first put forward more than 55 years ago
20 Big Questions about the Future of Humanity
We asked leading scientists to predict the future. Here’s what they had to say
Can Humans Outsmart Extinction?
If we do it right, we could become a long-term stabilizing force for the planet
Evidence Rebuts Chomsky's Theory of Language Learning
Much of Noam Chomsky’s revolution in linguistics—including its account of the way we learn languages—is being overturned
Tiny Pterosaur Claims New Perch on Reptile Family Tree
Fossils find suggests that cat-size reptile lived alongside birds and larger pterosaurs
We May Have Found Earth's Oldest Fossils
Rocks from Greenland contain structures linked to microbes 3.7 billion years ago
Color-Changing Skin Aids Climate Control and Communication
Bearded dragons modify their colors for camouflage or to maintain body temperature, or to communicate with other dragons. Jason G. Goldman reports.
Fossil Sleuthing Hints at What Killed "Lucy," Our Iconic Ancestor
CT images show fractures like those from a fall, but the original finder of her remains isn’t convinced
Early Hominid Lucy May Have Died by Falling out of a Tree
Scientists printed out 3-D models of Lucy's bones, showing a breakage pattern consistent with a fall from a tree.This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on August 29, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.
Humans Are Superpredators in the Landscape of Fear
Badgers were far more frightened by the sounds of humans than by their traditional predators, such as bears or wolves.
Like Humans, Chimps Reward Cooperation and Punish Freeloaders
Recent research challenges the notion that our closest animal relatives don’t like working as a team
T. rex with Well-Preserved Skull Found in Montana's Hell Creek Formation
Researchers say they were able to unearth roughly a fifth of the animal
Feel the Burn--New World Chilies Traced Back Nearly 17 Million Years
American chili peppers, both tongue-scorching and bland, have a single common ancestor that evolved in South America
Big Bang of Body Types: Sports Science at the Olympics and beyond
David Epstein talks about his 2013 bestseller The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance and his recent Scientific American article "Magic Blood and Carbon-Fiber Legs at the Brave New Olympics".
