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Rob Dunn

Rob Dunn is an evolutionary biologist at the North Carolina State University where he studies species we interact with every day but tend to overlook—including those that live in our belly buttons. He is the author of several books, including Every Living Thing, The Man Who Touched His Own Heart, and The Call of the Honeyguide.

We Owe It All to Figs

Our primate ancestors' love of the complex fruit changed the world

September 15, 2025

Why Your Cat Doesn’t Have a Sweet Tooth

Moles don’t see, whales can’t smell, and snakes can’t hear a thing.

August 8, 2014