BiologyMorality The Mathematics of Kindness Altruistic behavior seems abundant in nature, but how did it evolve? George Price had the…Wim HordijkApril 6, 2018
Biology Evolution Makes Us Flexible Because Life Is Unpredictable A genome that can respond to environmental feedback and operate in many possible, unpredictable conditions…Patrick F. ClarkinAugust 23, 2017
Biology We Are Not Hard-Wired Genetics and environment are inextricably intertwined. There is no organism without a genome, but there…Patrick F. ClarkinAugust 22, 2017
Biology When Evolutionists Acquire Superhuman Powers: A Conversation with Peter and Rosemary Grant Two developments helped Peter and Rosemary Grant to peer into the genomes of finches. The…David Sloan WilsonNovember 1, 2016
Biology When the Strong Outbreed the Weak: An Interview with William Muir Muir’s experiments reveal a tremendous naiveté in the idea that creating a good society is…William M. Muir, David Sloan WilsonJuly 11, 2016
Paleontology Velociraptor-like Snouts Grown on Chick Embryos Innocent backyard chickens appear to harbor genes to grow a Velociraptor-like snout. After blocking two…Melissa HamiltonSeptember 11, 2015
Biology Darwin’s Birds Get New Look The new work supports Darwin’s original claim that all pigeon breeds descend from the rock…Carl ZimmerFebruary 4, 2013
Biology Humans Have Been Evolving Like Crazy Over the Past Few Thousand Years the genetic diversity in the human population has exploded.eiadminNovember 29, 2012
Politics Body Politic Research continues apace on the genetics of political behavioreiadminNovember 19, 2012
Biology DNA Sequenced for Parrots’ Ability to Parrot Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control…eiadminAugust 1, 2012
