Evolution

At the end of her time at Scientific American, Riley Black reflects on the history of Laelaps

An injury on an ancient bone hints that a saber-toothed carnivore healed fast for its time

Small, feathery dinosaurs jettisoned indigestible food just like some modern birds do

In a vast game of chance and competition, things can get ugly

An analysis spanning geologic history found that species able to occupy different ecological niches have a survival edge

Originally published in September 1899

Duke University evolutionary biologist Mohamed A. F. Noor talks about his book Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds.

Most feral dogs that did not run away from humans were able to respond to hand cues about the location of food—even without training.

How early pterosaurs walked on the ground has been a complete mystery. Now the first known trackways of their footprints offer answers

Neandertals ate clams and then modified the hard shells into tools for cutting and scraping.

Put down that jelly donut and learn the evolutionary science behind why sugar makes us salivate

A fossil found in Alaska may help explain why a mysterious group of seagoing creatures went extinct