Evolution

Is this really a dire wolf?

Science

Is this really a dire wolf?

Is this really a dire wolf?

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why.

Health

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why.

Hate cilantro or anchovies? Evolutionary science could explain why.

10 lizards came to Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are thousands.

Animals

10 lizards came to Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are thousands.

10 lizards came to Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are thousands.

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.

Animals

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.

The last days of the Neanderthals

History & Culture

The last days of the Neanderthals

The last days of the Neanderthals

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Animals

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why

Animals

These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why

These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why

How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history

History & Culture

How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history

How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Science

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

This desert valley in Egypt has whale fossils—and you can visit it

Travel

This desert valley in Egypt has whale fossils—and you can visit it

This desert valley in Egypt has whale fossils—and you can visit it

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Science

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

History & Culture

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

Why we're hardwired to love baby animals

Animals

Why we're hardwired to love baby animals

Why we're hardwired to love baby animals

How Moo Deng the pygmy hippo is different from common hippos

Animals

How Moo Deng the pygmy hippo is different from common hippos

How Moo Deng the pygmy hippo is different from common hippos

Why do big dogs die young?

Animals

Why do big dogs die young?

Why do big dogs die young?

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