AnthropologyBiologyGender Evolution Promotes Mothers Who Tend, So Daughters Can Befriend Mothers can influence their daughter’s mental health by providing them with the skills they need…Michelle RodriguesOctober 2, 2019
BiologyGender Girls Who Grow Up Without Their Father Start Their Periods Earlier, Or Do They? New research challenges the idea that girls who grow up in households without a father…Rebecca SearAugust 21, 2019
AnthropologyBiologyGender The “Benefits,” Risks, and Costs of Routine Infant Circumcision Foreskin serves valuable functions and its loss may be felt not only in the short…Stephanie WelchJune 27, 2019
BiologyGenderHealth A Mother’s Mismatch: Why Cancer Has Deep Evolutionary Roots While cancer is not exclusively a disease of modern environments, many modern environmental changes influence…Amy M. BoddyFebruary 25, 2019
AnthropologyBiologyGenderRace Fighting for the Middle Ground: David Sloan Wilson Interviews Holly Dunsworth on the Ethics of Teaching Evolution In a world that is being ripped apart by polarized views and fake news, scientific…Holly Dunsworth, David Sloan WilsonNovember 28, 2018
BiologyGenderHistoryRace It Is Unethical To Teach Evolution Without Confronting Racism And Sexism Evolution educators—even if sticking to E. coli, fruit flies, or sticklebacks—must confront the ways that…Holly DunsworthNovember 19, 2018
AnthropologyBiologyGender The Obstetrical Dilemma, Dismantled: Human Childbirth is Not a Dilemma Rather than being evicted from the womb before their heads are too big, a new…Michelle RodriguesSeptember 27, 2018
BiologyGender Sex Roles Are Flexible in Chimpanzees and Bonobos. What Does That Say About Human Evolution? A new study shows that chimpanzees and bonobos are far more similar in their gender…Michelle RodriguesJuly 9, 2018
BiologyGender Can Monkeys Be Gay? What Homosexual Behavior in Primates Can Tell Us About the Evolution of Human Sexuality Recent observations of homosexual behavior in male spider monkeys adds to our knowledge of these…Michelle RodriguesJune 12, 2018
CultureGender Charles Darwin’s Happy Birthday As we mark Charles Darwin’s birthday on February 12th, our culture is riding a wave…Melvin KonnerFebruary 12, 2018