BiologyHealth

Boy or Girl? Mother Can Control Outcome

Mothers can adjust the sex of their unborn children to best match their living conditions,…

eiadminAugust 1, 2012

Biology

Termites Explode to Defend Their Colonies

Older workers use chemical reaction to increase toxicity of 'explosive backpacks'.

eiadminJuly 30, 2012

BiologyEnvironment

Studying Evolution With an Eye on the Future

Creating the future today.

eiadminJuly 30, 2012

Mind

Eating With an Ex ‘Can Trigger Sexual Jealousy,’ Study Finds

Do people believe that sharing food might involve sharing more than just food?

eiadminJuly 30, 2012

BiologyCulture

Does Human Biology Favor Gun Control or Gun Ownership?

Gun control vs. Gun ownership and human nature.

eiadminJuly 30, 2012

Environment

Conservation: Time for Triage or a Big Old Can of Red Paint?

Real conservation seems more like a scary and unpredictable black market.

Rafe Sagarin
July 29, 2012

Mind

The Origins of Racism

modern evolutionary biology is making enormous contributions to our understanding of how our ideas of…

eiadminJuly 27, 2012

Environment

Correlation, Causation, and the Bravery of Young Observational Scientists

Fracking, low birth weights and the scientific process.

Rafe Sagarin
July 27, 2012

Mind

Victory Stance May Be a Universal Gesture of Triumph

The study suggests that displays of triumph may have an important role in evolution, perhaps…

eiadminJuly 27, 2012

Biology

The Origin of Life Challenge

The origin of life challenge. Scientists compete over how life began.

eiadminJuly 27, 2012

Culture

The Joker’s Wild: On the Ecology of Gun Violence in America

The United States is the deadliest wealthy country in the world. Can science help us…

Eric Michael Johnson
July 26, 2012

EnvironmentTechnology

‘Darwinian Agriculture’ Explains How Evolution Can Improve Agriculture

What we need is a plant able to produce more with a given amount of…

eiadminJuly 25, 2012

Arts

Alice’s Evolutionary Restaurant

A Bit about the Founding Editor of The Evolutionary Review.

Jiro Tanaka
July 24, 2012

Environment

Climate Change and Inter-Group Cooperation

Given the tension between our evolved tribalism and the global collective action problem of managing…

Evolution Institute
July 24, 2012

BiologyTechnology

Artificial Jellyfish Built From Rat Cells

Bioengineers have made an artificial jellyfish using silicone and muscle cells from a rat’s heart.

eiadminJuly 23, 2012

Economy

Punishing Cheaters: Are We the Dark Knight—Or Just Dark?

If you could confront the pickpocket who ripped you off in the subway, would you…

eiadminJuly 22, 2012

Education

Compare The Meerkat and The Lawyer

Looking at animal behaviour for insights into corporate life is just another example of silo…

eiadminJuly 22, 2012

Environment

Gorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers’ Traps—A First

Heartwarming story of gorillas dismantling poachers traps.

Rafe Sagarin
July 20, 2012

Environment

Learning From The Tubeworm About Turning A Crisis Into An Opportunity

adaptability, symbiosis, and the water crisis (or is it the “coming water opportunity?”).

Rafe Sagarin
July 20, 2012

Mind

10 Mind-Boggling Psychological Phenomena; Part 1

If we examine puzzling visual illusions we can get an idea of how the brain…

eiadminJuly 19, 2012

Environment

Nature Isolation and Stable Vices

Is our increasing physical isolation from nature, and from one another, causing us to exhibit…

Rafe Sagarin
July 17, 2012

Mind

Boiling Blood

The physical experience of anger may be similar for all humans, but different cultures have…

eiadminJuly 17, 2012

Religion

Evolutionary Studies of Atheism on the Rise

Scientists and philosophers subject atheism to an evolutionary analysis. In recent years, we have witnessed…

Michael Blume
July 15, 2012

Biology

For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex

The promise of a nice dinner might not always win over a woman, but for…

eiadminJuly 15, 2012

Mind

Hook-ups, Horror, and Human Evolution

It’s a good thing when pop culture and good science get together

eiadminJuly 13, 2012

BiologyCultureHealth

Do Wild Bats Hold the Key to Understanding Human Tribal Behavior?

Disease-causing pathogens–viruses, bacteria and protists–have geographies, both in terms of where they can be found…

eiadminJuly 13, 2012

BiologyHealth

Autumn Babies More Likely to Hit 100

Good news for autumn babies: those born between September and November are more likely to…

eiadminJuly 13, 2012

Politics

The Evolution of Human Aggression

A special issue of the journal Human Nature reports on the causes and consequences of…

Dominic Johnson
July 13, 2012

Biology

Feeling Snappy? Measuring Personality in Hermit Crabs

If measuring and describing personality is complicated for humans, it becomes vastly more so for…

eiadminJuly 13, 2012

Biology

For Unendowed Fish, A Fake Dinner Leads to Sex

So how do you get a female fish to sidle on over so you can…

eiadminJuly 13, 2012