Latest Evolution Stories
Scientists are still straightening out the history of zebra stripes
The naked mole rat’s furry cousin also feels no pain
Europeans looked down on Neanderthals—until they realized they shared their DNA
Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life
Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snacking
This ancient sea creature had 45 tubular tentacles and will haunt your dreams
Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea
These Chinese fossil deposits shed light on an explosive period in evolution
Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends
Rethinking what sets humans apart starts with asking if we’re special at all
Megapixels: This butterfly’s wings are transparently toxic
How a zebra’s stripes put bloodthirsty flies into a tailspin
Charles Darwin wrote enough one-liners to fill a burn book
Penguins may have islands to thank for their diverse looks
MEGAPIXELS: These flying squirrels fluoresce hot pink, and no one knows exactly why
Do wild animals hate being cold in winter?
Artificial intelligence thinks your face is full of data. Could it actually unmask you?
Sloths aren’t the picky eaters we thought they were
Good news: space bacteria (probably) aren’t evolving to destroy us
Like other animals, humans have a breeding season—and it’s right now
It turns out geckos can run on water—and this adorable video shows how
Early humans hooked up with other species a whole bunch
Whoa, dinosaur eggs looked more dope than we thought
Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest
Did a gigantic bird really eat a Neanderthal child?
Why do we get goosebumps?
This year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry ‘rewards a revolution based on evolution’
Octopuses trip on ecstasy the same way we do
Humans are natural runners—and this ancient gene mutation might have helped
Why do we think tiny things are cute?
Researchers found proof of Neanderthals reproducing with other species
“Survival of the laziest” may help some species avoid extinction
Reports of Homo erectus’ laziness are ‘moronic’
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution owes more to his garden than the Galápagos
The genes that turn wild animals into pets
How jumping genes hijack their way into the next generation of babies
Hurricanes may have made these lizards better huggers
Dogs spread across the Americas alongside humans. Then they got eaten.
Earth’s first animals probably triggered a change in climate
Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands
We’re really bad at making babies
We haven’t been giving Neanderthals enough credit
Why it would have been impossible for a T. rex to stick out its tongue
You are disgusting in so many ways. Scientists just outlined six of them.
How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse
Octopuses are not aliens, but boy are they a bunch of beautiful weirdos
Green bones, green hearts, can’t lose: these lizards survive with toxic green blood
These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die
This croco-dolphin has it all
Humans may have a surprising evolutionary advantage: Expressive eyebrows
A new study on whales suggests Darwin didn’t quite get it right
Hunting regulations are forcing animals to change in all sorts of ways
Otters are too small, whales are too big, and seals are just right
Platypus milk might save us from bacterial infections, and that’s not even the best thing about them
These animals have nipples on their butts and that is not the most fascinating thing about them
A primer on the primal origins of humans on Earth
Let’s talk about Charles Darwin’s sexy theory of selection
Watch beetles shoot hot chemicals from their butts to escape toad bellies
Google wants to use naked mole rats to conquer death
This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about
Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears
From an evolutionary perspective, does it make any sense to be nice?
T. rex arms, wiggly beluga heads, and tentacle-nosed moles: smart evolution sometimes looks stupid
We just found the king of all extinct giraffe cousins, and it’s very goofy looking