Evolution

New device is a step toward translating thoughts into machine-spoken words

Experiments in humans and animals have started to identify how violent behaviors begin in the brain

Fossils found in the Gobi Desert reveal an unusual herbivore.

Academic gatekeeping obscures the contributions of communities vital to the study of ancient life

Felines move their ears, heads and tails more when they hear their names compared to when they hear similar words. Jim Daley reports.

Freshwater dolphins are evolutionary relics, and their calls give clues to the origins of cetacean communication in general. Christopher Intagliata reports.

The tiny brain of a honeybee is apparently able to calculate small numbers' addition and subtraction. Annie Sneed reports.

Female hyenas keep their clans in line by virtue of their complex social networks. Jason G. Goldman reports. 

Coyotes become fearless around people in just a few generations—which isn’t good for their longterm co-existence with humans in cities. Jason G. Goldman reports.

The second tiny ancestor found in the islands of southeast Asia, Homo luzonensis challenges prevailing views of early human dispersal and adaptability

A mastodon said to be pulverized by Ice Age humans was probably busted up by roadwork

When cultural beliefs clash with science, a little humor and a little humility never hurts