Evolution

How our brains separate empathy from disgust

An injured rat, and our responses to it, offers clues to the adaptive nature of human behavior

Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Scientific American Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:39 PM UTC
Social Scientific American, rats

How we do it: Maybe monogamy isn’t natural!

From incest to sperm competition and polyamory, anatomy -- not social arrangements -- explain how a species mates

Robert Martin Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 44
Life Editor's Pick, Reproduction

Could older moms cure menopause?

That's one possible implication of a new study, which also blames menopause on men

Anna North Friday, Jun 14, 2013 7:45 PM UTC 23
Life Menopause, older moms, Science

Why are we here? Evolution’s dirty secrets

The dirty secret of evolution is that it's a lot more like the game of Mousetrap than you might think

Dorion Sagan Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 64
Technology Books, Science, Editor's Picks

Internet addiction is just the next evolutionary step

New research reveals that the uncontrollable desire to click may be a part of our biological makeup

Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Friday, May 31, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, Internet

Bobby Jindal: I’m fine with teaching creationism in public schools

Students should be taught “the best science,” Jindal said, including evolution, creationism and intelligent design VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 9:04 PM UTC 68
Politics Video, Creationism, Bobby Jindal

Must Do’s: What we like this week

"Game of Thrones" launches into its third season and "The Shining" theorists get their due in "Room 237"

Prachi Gupta Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Books

“Between Man and Beast”: A great explorer with a secret

How the first scientist to bag a gorilla was plunged into the historic battles over evolution and race

Laura Miller Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Entertainment What to Read, Science Books

11 heinous lies conservatives are teaching America’s schoolchildren

The right has a new plan to capture the country's youth vote: Take over public school curriculums

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:34 PM UTC 128
Life AlterNet, Texas, Conservatism

Can cloning save endangered species?

Scientists agree it's not a viable conservation strategy, but some researchers haven't yet abandoned hope

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Monday, Mar 11, 2013 4:42 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, Evolution

Happy birthday, Charles Darwin

The English naturalist would have been 204 today. To celebrate, a roundup of the people who hate his guts SLIDE SHOW

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 6:56 PM UTC
Life slideshow, Darwin, Science

Thanks for nothing, Charles Darwin

What does evolution have to say about the blobfish? SLIDE SHOW

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 10:02 PM UTC 25
Life slideshow, Evolution

Are we born with a sense of fairness?

Evolutionary biologists are investigating whether it's a primal instinct dating back to hunter-gatherer societies VIDEO

Alan Honick and Gordon Orians, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 4:03 PM UTC
Life Video, Pacific Standard

Darwin outperforms on ballot

Georgia voters protested an anti-science incumbent by writing-in the father of evolution

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 9:24 PM UTC 23
Life Election 2012

Paul Broun may get a write-in challenger: Charles Darwin

After he says theories about evolution are "lies straight from the pit of hell"

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 9:23 PM UTC
Elections Paul Broun, Republicans, Georgia

Bill Nye slams GOP rep. on evolution

Paul Broun is "unqualified" to be on the House Science Committee, Nye says

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 3:32 PM UTC 24
News Creationism, Evolution, Bill Nye

Least scientific members of the House Science Committee

Paul Broun's not the only GOP member of the House Science Committee who's a bit iffy on the whole science thing

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Oct 8, 2012 8:19 PM UTC 30
News Paul Broun, Climate Change

Ohio Supreme Court hears appeal from creationist teacher

John Freshwater also used a Tesla coil to brand crosses on students' arms

Natasha Lennard Monday, Oct 8, 2012 4:36 PM UTC 23
Life Secularism, School, teaching, Ohio

Quote of the day: Lies from “the pit of Hell”

What Rep. Paul Broun really thinks of evolution

Jillian Rayfield Friday, Oct 5, 2012 9:39 PM UTC 72
News Evolution, Georgia, Todd Akin

Bill Nye: Creationism is not science

After a video message goes viral, the affable Science Guy emerges as a leading debunker of creationist mythology VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 4:16 PM UTC 26
Life Bill Nye, Kirk Cameron

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