23 Results
The Martians Are Coming—and They’re Human
How settling Mars could create a new human species.
The Fly in the Primordial Soup
Hydrothermal vent models transform the origins of life from unlikely to near-inevitable.
What Good Is Grandma?
The growing role of grandparents in raising children is right in line with human biology.
The Classic Metal Behind the Origins of Life
A collection of metal atoms called the “metallome” helped drive evolution.
When Evolution Is Infectious
How “probiotic epidemics” help wildlife—and us—survive.
The Rise and Fall of the Living Fossil
The idea that some species are relics that have stopped evolving is finally going extinct.
The Strange Inevitability of Evolution
Good solutions to biology’s problems are astonishingly plentiful.
A Holy Land for Religion and Science
In Ethiopia, evolution is not a threat to people of faith.
Turning Back the Clock on Human Evolution
Digging through the world’s oldest graveyard with African paleontologists.
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