evolution
Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard
In Ethiopia, paleontologists are pushing back the clock on humanity’s origins.
The Greatest Animal War
Competition in Cambrian seas helped cause an explosion in diversity.
Why Your Cat Doesn’t Have a Sweet Tooth
Moles don’t see, whales can’t smell, and snakes can’t hear a thing.
When We Were Fish
Paleontologist Neil Shubin explains how he charts evolution in the human body.
If the World Began Again, Would Life as We Know It Exist?
Experiments in evolution are exploring what would happen if we rewound the tape of life.
James Doty’s Helper’s High
He gave away his last $30 million and felt free—a case study in altruism.
The Seeds That Sowed a Revolution
Galapagos Finches are famous, yet Darwin learned more about evolution from the plants.