Devin Reese
How Tunas Evolved to Become an Apex Predator of the Sea
Contrary to popular belief, it had little to do with the dinosaur-killing asteroid
Record of Human Migration Hiding in the DNA of a Musky Rodent
The Asian house shrew stowed away on routes of human commerce for millennia
Monkeys Interpret Shapes Similarly to Humans
The continuum of geometric intuition from people to other primates
What Satellite Photos of Penguin Poop Tell Us About Earth’s Health
Climate change is painting with an Adélie penguin palette on Antarctic ice floes
What Became of the Chimps Who Revolutionized Our Understanding of Animal Behavior?
It’s a harrowing tale of deadly winters in Berlin captivity
When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley
3-D avatars of macaques fool their flesh-and-blood counterparts—up to point
New, Orange-Lipped Monkey Discovered in Africa
It’s one of only a handful of new monkey species identified on the continent in the last 75 years
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
