Evolution (Page 13)

The latest science on how life has adapted and changed over generations—and how new species come to be.

Latest in Evolution

7 Amazing Living Fossils

7 Amazing Living Fossils

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

By Natalie Wolchover

In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals

In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

By Natalie Wolchover

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Evidence: When Did Humanity’s Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?

New Evidence: When Did Humanity’s Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?

By Francie Diep

Evolution of animals

Could Dragons Have Existed If Evolution Had Taken A Different Turn?

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

By Shaunacy Ferro

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed

By Dan Nosowitz

Przewalski's Horse

Scientists Decode DNA Of 700,000-Year-Old Horse

By Francie Diep

Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No

Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No

By Francie Diep

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?

FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?

What Cannibals Could Teach Us About Evolution

What Cannibals Could Teach Us About Evolution

By Lindsey Kratochwill

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

By Dan Nosowitz

Your Paleofads Are Paleo-B.S.

Your Paleofads Are Paleo-B.S.

What If Darwin Had Never Existed?

What If Darwin Had Never Existed?

By Peter J. Bowler

Penis Size Matters, Study Says

Penis Size Matters, Study Says

By Francie Diep

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

By Daniel Engber

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

By Colin Lecher

Fruit Flies Force-Feed Their Children Alcohol

Fruit Flies Force-Feed Their Children Alcohol

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Drama Over Project Encode, And Why Big Science And Small Science Are Different

The Drama Over Project Encode, And Why Big Science And Small Science Are Different

By Rebecca Boyle

The Human Race Will Come To An End. What’s Next?

The Human Race Will Come To An End. What’s Next?

Harvard Professor Seeks ‘Adventurous’ Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)

Harvard Professor Seeks ‘Adventurous’ Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)

By Colin Lecher

Particle Accelerator Reveals That First Land Animals Walked Like Seals

Particle Accelerator Reveals That First Land Animals Walked Like Seals

By Rebecca Boyle

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So

Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So

By Rebecca Boyle

Eating Cooked Food Made Us Human

Eating Cooked Food Made Us Human

By Rebecca Boyle

Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History

Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It’s Melted?

FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It’s Melted?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?

By Daniel Engber

Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation

Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation

By Dan Nosowitz

Jurassic Mammal Fossil Hints At Earlier Split Between Placental Mammals and Marsupials

Jurassic Mammal Fossil Hints At Earlier Split Between Placental Mammals and Marsupials

By Rebecca Boyle

Doctors Who Work With X-Rays May Be Adapting at the Cellular Level to Withstand Radiation

Doctors Who Work With X-Rays May Be Adapting at the Cellular Level to Withstand Radiation

By Rebecca Boyle

Some Mice Have Become Immune to Poison Through Natural but Highly Unusual Evolution

Some Mice Have Become Immune to Poison Through Natural but Highly Unusual Evolution

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea

Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea

By Jennifer Abbasi

Video: Creepy Madagascan Beasts Rub Their Back Hairs Together To Make Squeaks

Video: Creepy Madagascan Beasts Rub Their Back Hairs Together To Make Squeaks

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Why Do Ducks Have Orange Feet?

FYI: Why Do Ducks Have Orange Feet?

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

Living Fossils

By Matt Ransford