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Topic: Evolution

A black widow spider, a venomous species now common in the American West, wrapping up its prey. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Who's the real invasive species?

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Boston terrier wearing headphones listening to music. (Getty Images / retales botijero)

The animals that keep a beat

Elizabeth Hlavinka
A man measures the leaves of the Rafflesia Arnoldii flower at Palupuah Forest, Agam District, West Sumatra, Indonesia on September 16, 2024. (Getty Images / Anadolu / Contributor)

Flowers that stink: It's science!

Troy Farah
Bird Flu (Getty Images/Peter Garrard Beck)

Bird flu isn't as silent as we think

Carlyn Zwarenstein
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Megalodon from prehistoric times scene 3D illustration, though the ancient shark probably didn't look like this. (Warpaintcobra / Getty Images)

Megalodon even bigger than we thought

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Empty Plate (Getty Images/Peter Dazeley)

Are the health benefits of fasting real?

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Reproduction of an adult skull of Paranthropus boisei. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Footprints reveal ancient coexistence

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Spider Crab (Getty Images/George Karbus Photography)

Why the internet is obsessed with crabs

Carlyn Zwarenstein
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Sea robin (Prionotus carolinus) (Anik Grearson)

Meet the fish that tastes with its feet

Matthew Rozsa
Dolphin in aquarium (Getty Images/vdorse)

Gaze and the evolution of empathy

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Water Bear, Phylum Tardigrade, showing all eight 8 legs, microscopic (Getty Images/Robert Pickett)

Secrets of tardigrade evolution revealed

Matthew Rozsa
To signal its territory to the neighboring group, the indri launches a long complaint which can be heard for several kilometers. (JOUAN/RIUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Lemur songs point to evolution of music

Matthew Rozsa
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Plate from 'The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle', published in London, 1839-1843, and edited by the British originator of evolutionary theory Charles Darwin (1809-1882). (SSPL/Getty Images)

The enduring mystery of Darwin’s warrah

Nikolas Kozloff
Firefighters work at the Botanical Garden after a forest fire in Viña del Mar, Chile, on February 4, 2024. (JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images)

On Chilean wildfires, Darwin and climate

Nikolas Kozloff
The ecological restruction of Lufengpithecus (IVPP)

Ape ear bones unlock evolutionary clues

Matthew Rozsa
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream cake (Getty Images/Blake Callahan)

We evolved to love cake and ice cream

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Nate Silver speaks at "On The Fault Lines: Decision 2018" Midterm Election Panel on October 25, 2018 in New York City. (Krista Kennell/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Nate Silver log-off and rest challenge

Rae Hodge
Two chimpanzees meeting with each other apparently having a discussion using hand gestures (Getty Images/curioustiger)

What chimp kids tell us about language

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Tobacco hornworm caterpillar with wasp pupae on back (Getty Images/Ed Reschke)

Parasites: Life's greatest success story

Troy Farah
Marine biologist Greg Lewbart holds a marine iguana. (Courtesy of Passion Planet Ltd.)

How animals are impacted by climate

Matthew Rozsa
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Carving of a small cat at the archaeological site of Kom Ombo, Egypt | A house cat with a collar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Who run the world? Cats!

Jonathan Losos - The Conversation
A gorilla skeleton at a Museum of Natural History in Italy, circa 1955. (Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche/Getty Images)

Evolution dispels the "alpha male" myth

Derek Beres
Cabinet of replica human fosil skulls. From a college dept of Anthropology. (kickstand via Getty Images)

New study upends human evolution history

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Baby Orca whale with its pod. (Getty Images/thecrystalfocus)

Why are killer whales attacking boats?

Luke Rendell - The Conversation
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