The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It ...
We tend to think that animals avoid inbreeding at all costs, but scientific studies contradict that assumption ...
Anyone with even a passing interest in Earth’s beauty might feel jealous of Lewis’s sojourn with plentiful tortoises, iguanas ...
Charles Darwin, a revolutionary scientist, reshaped our understanding of life with his theory of evolution by natural ...
Every tourist desperate to see an untouched paradise is part of a constant influx that risks despoiling the very thing they ...
Why does the "poop emoji" look the way it does? Physics has the answer: as most animals defecate downward, each new coil ...
Evolutionary psychology is known for dark parts of our nature, like homicide. But it also explains prosocial behaviors, like ...
The world’s life-forms reproduce sexually in a bewildering variety of ways, even though scientists still aren’t sure why they ...
Is there really such a thing as human nature? The answer lies between two old extremes, and getting it right shapes how we face AI, authoritarianism, and climate.
Opinion

WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2026

Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during "La Noche ...
Cowbirds also closely follow livestock and catch insects disturbed by the large animals’ movements and feed upon seeds that ...
Ever wonder why there are so many different versions of the same animal? From dinosaurs to Darwin to debating the current pace of ...