evolution
Origin of the Mutt
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A study finds that the modern dog originated from wolves that scavenged human waste dumps
How to Read a Face
Look at the region below the eyes, says a new study. Evolution explains why it works best
Why Are Most People Right-handed?
An evolutionary balance between cooperation and competition decides the ratio of the right- to left-handed
Why Do Humans Have Such Plain Faces?
Some primates have faces that come in several colours, but those living in large groups don’t
Tales from the Sperm Wars
The observation of very low motility in naked mole rat sperm illustrates the power of evolutionary logic
Wasps and the Golden Rule
Altruism among these insects has an evolutionary motive: gene perpetuation
The Neanderthals Among Us
A long debated question has been answered. Humans and Neanderthals did interbreed and their genes live on within most of us.
Milky Way
The ability to digest milk as an adult seems to have evolved just about 7,500 years ago in central Europe
Speared by Humans
A study of a 50,000 year old wound suggests a possible reason for the extinction of Neanderthals
Why the Umbrella Does Not Evolve
The umbrella, with its two conflicting properties—obsolete and enduring—has an important question for us. Why must something evolve at all?
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