evolution

The study shows when the ‘Napoleon complex’ is most likely to emerge.

Let the countdown begin! History and science (and danger) come together in our 10th most popular video of 2018.

Feathery dinosaurs are the perfect case study of how scientific revolutions happen.

The discovery could potentially bush pack the evolution of feathers on vertebrates by 70 million years.

Researchers find an amazing amount of often-weird forms of life below the planet’s surface.

Technology’s rapid advances may slow down, limiting our possibilities.

Run across water? Sure. No problem.

Orangutans join humans and bees in a very exclusive club

Dogs’ floppy ears may be part of why they and other domesticated animals love humans so much.

Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.

Is beauty always a proxy for genetic health and fitness? Charles Darwin didn’t think so.

As enjoyable as it is to be a couch potato, humans were built to run.

The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.

How psilocybin evolved has more to do with sending insects on terrifying trips than it does making Phish sound good.

A mind-bending paradox questions the nature of reality.

NASA research finds a new direction in searching for signs of life in the Universe.

A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.

Experiments show brain-to-brain collaboration.

Blame our ancestors for why it’s easier to be a couch potato.

Roaming horny hippos obtained illegally by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar? It’s a heck of a true story.

An anthropologist and a theologian walk into a room. The punchline is wise and wonderful.

Some philosophers have tried to base morality on human nature, but what does biology say about that?

A reappraisal of the Chinese Dali skull suggest a more prominent role for China in early human history.

Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.

Astrobiologists took a novel view and used evolutionary processes as their guide.

To understand ourselves, our creativity and emotions, we must grapple with our pre-human existence.

Does happiness require a rebellion against evolution?

Humans are a programmable species, and we live inside the most ancient operating system of all — ideology.

Is creativity a wild and free state of mind, or is it actually a pattern that others just can’t recognize?

Is race a trivial quality of humans, or of deep social importance? Who gets to decide whether race exists or not?