Evolutionary Biology

What we learned about ape and human cognition from Kanzi the bonobo, who died this week

Memes about repeated evolution of crabs have been co-opted to joke about technology and “ultimate forms.” They’re hilarious, but they oversimplify natural variation, giving bad arguments a scientific veneer

White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex can be influenced by genes that are not on sex chromosomes

In many cultures, men are not involved with hands-on childcare. But biology tells us we are perfectly capable of doing so

A century after the Scopes trial, hopeful prospects beckon for teaching the unifying principle of the biological sciences in the U.S.’s classrooms

This strange sea creature stumped scientists for 20 years. Here’s what it really is

Songbirds may socialize across species during nighttime migrations

Studies of great apes hint at why and when clowning behavior evolved

Scientific racism today must be seen and rejected for what it truly is—a hollow attempt to dress discrimination in the garb of science and reason

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more facts from the weird and wonderful study of teeth will astound you

During the pandemic, researcher Daniela Rößler couldn't go out, so she started looking around her for her next research project. Then she found a really big one, and it had been right in front of her all along.

Lyudmila Trut devoted her life to studying the process of domestication by selectively breeding friendly foxes