Devin Reese
Early Americans Pioneered the Keto Diet
Until, that is, large mammal extinctions forced them to diversify their meals
A New Species of Pit Viper Emerges in the Himalayas
DNA helped differentiate the venomous serpent from its closest relative
How This Mouse Lives at a Higher Elevation Than Any Other Vertebrate
It’s become uniquely suited to handle below-freezing temperatures and a diet of poisonous plants
The Surprising Evolutionary Trade-offs Between Fangs, Stingers, and Claws
The science behind nature’s different puncture tools
How Hannibal’s War Elephants Helped to Determine His Route Through the Alps
When you go into battle with nearly 40 gigantic pachyderms, you need to take the shortest path possible
How Animals Communicate Across Species
From honeyguides to cleaner fish, cross-species cooperation abounds
Here’s How Mosquitoes Survive the Deadly Viruses They Transmit
Tamped-down viral action keeps the mosquito vectors alive until they infect humans
This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution
Its life in the darkness could shine a light on other neural rewiring
Was the Saber-Toothed Cat Doomed by Its Signature Fangs?
Five million years of evolutionary history were hidden in a museum drawer
Inside the Brain of a 319-Million-Year-Old Fossil Fish
It paves the way for understanding how ray-finned fishes came to dominate Earth’s oceans
Four New Chameleon Species Found in Tropical “Sky Islands”
Two of which are named after pioneering female scientists
How Fruit Flies Manage Their Exceptionally Long Sperm
If human sperm were a foot long, fruit fly sperm would span three football fields
