Why Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution
What made us human might have had less to do with men out hunting, and a lot more to do with what was going on at home — with grandmas and babies.
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How Did Birds Lose Their Teeth And Get Their Beaks? Study Offers Clues
Modern birds are dinosaurs without toothy jaws, and with bigger brains. Newly published research fills in some of the missing links in their evolution.
Would Aliens Look Like Us?
Though natural selection might have sculpted a well-adapted species on another planet, they wouldn't look like us, says guest blogger Jonathan Losos.
In Turkey, Schools Will Stop Teaching Evolution This Fall
When Turkish children head back to school, something will be missing from their textbooks: any mention of evolution. The government is phasing in what it calls a values-based curriculum.
Discovery Of Ancient Skull Sheds Light On Ape Ancestry
Researchers say they've found a 13 million-year-old fossil in the Turkana Basin of northern Kenya that sheds new light on the evolution of apes.
New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks
The new bill was pushed by a conservative group critical of the way evolution, climate change and government were being taught in Florida schools.
What Gave Some Primates Bigger Brains? A Fruit-Filled Diet
A new study suggests that diet had a big influence in driving the evolution of brain size in primates. Monkeys who thrive on fruit have bigger brains than their plant eating neighbors.
Investigating The Purpose Of Female Beauty In Animals
Researchers from Duke university are learning that female beauty in the animal world may be less about mating, and more about survival.
Getting To Know Charles Darwin
February 12th is Darwin Day, an international, annual celebration commemorating the birthday of Charles Darwin, the English naturalist and geologist made famous for his theory of evolution by natural selection. We've all heard of Darwin, but what do we know about him?
Closely Lurks The Hybrid Beast
Lurking in the Eastern forests, from Mississippi to Maine, is a living hybrid. With the combined genetics of three distinct animals, it's a survivor, and a better predator. How is this animal a lot like you and me?