Evolutionary Biology1968 articles archived since 1845

Genome Project Reconstructs Lost Group of American Indians

Participants in the 1000 Genomes project reconstruct the genetic variation of a lost group of Native Americans.

Chivalrous Crickets Benefit from Protecting Mates

Male crickets who guarded their mates against predators gained mating opportunities and offspring. Sophie Bushwick reports

Kraken Versus Ichthyosaur: Let the Battle Commence

Researcher suggests odd arrangement of marine fossils was stockpiled by enormous, tentacled beast.

Hesitant Speech Helps Kids, Um, Learn

Filled pauses direct toddlers' attention to new words

How an Interconnected Planet Is Fueling the Brewing Viral Storm

In his new book, award-winning biologist and author Nathan Wolfe examines the origins and spread of viruses around the globe

Pull Up a Chair

We tend to move closer to those who share our physical traits

10 Unsolved Mysteries in Chemistry

Many of the most profound scientific questions—and some of humanity's most urgent problems—pertain to the science of atoms and molecules

Spherical Eats

The chemistry of encased mussels and other edible orbs

MIND Reviews: Roundup: Quirks and Quibbles

Primal Brain in the Modern Classroom

Evolution biased the human mind to attend to some types of information over others—often the exact opposite of what teachers wish children would learn

How Skulls Speak

New 3-D software is helping scientists identify the sex and ancestral origins of human remains with greater speed and precision

Sewage Is a Virus Gold Mine

Researchers looking to expand our knowledge of viruses should dip into some raw sewage. Katherine Harmon reports

Morphology Analysis Project for Participatory Exploration and Research (MAPPER)

Help NASA find life on Mars by exploring the lakes of British Columbia

2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffmann and Ralph Steinman share the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their eludication of the complex workings of the immune system. Steve Mirsky reports

"I've Got Your Back"

New evidence shows that chimpanzees aren't as selfish as many scientists thought

What Is It?

Disguise genes

How the Koala Got Its Low Voice

The koala makes a sound that should require a bison-size body. A descended larynx gives it an unusually long vocal tract. Sophie Bushwick reports

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Books and recommendations from Scientific American

A Tale of 2 Rodents

Rats teach a neuroscientist lessons of love—or at least sex

Roads Lead to Resistance

Villages close to a road built in Ecuador saw a larger rise in antibiotic resistance than did more remote areas. Karen Hopkin reports