evolution

Turns out dogs may have learned some of their human social skills from a previously undiscovered genetic mutation according to a Nature story.

Good Boy

Good boys are made of these.

Geneticists Figure Out Why Dogs Are So Friendly to Humans

People who think evolution is a bunch of academic hogwash are, per a new study, much more likely to be bigoted.

Tables Turned

"Our findings were consistent across cultural, religious, and national contexts..."

It Turns Out People Who Don't Believe in Evolution Are Racist Jerks

It's been nearly 20 years since the bones of a Hobbit-like humanoid species were discovered — and according to one researcher, they may still be among us. 

Hidden Hominids

"These include reports of sightings by more than 30 eyewitnesses..."

Scientist Says There May Be a Species of Hobbit-Like Humanoids Hiding on an Island

Imagine, if you will, that future humans manage to travel to other worlds and find...more humans. 

Convergent Evolution

In a galaxy far, far away...

Scientists Say There May Be "Humans" All Over the Universe

Research shows that the human species is rapidly evolving: The percent of people with a medial artery in their forearms has grown over the last 150 years.

X-Men But Boring

Studies

"This is micro evolution in modern humans…"

Humans Are Evolving a New Artery

Scientists saw bacteria subjected to different conditions rapidly develop different evolutionary strategies, helping explain why some become dangerous.

Divergent Evolution

It's hard to argue with evolution when you can see it happening right in front of you.

Scientists Just Watched Bacteria Evolve in Real Time

The coronavirus rapidly spreading around the world almost certainly jumped to humans from animals. Zoonotic viruses like this can be more dangerous.

Bad Evolution

Developments

Viruses usually evolve to avoid killing their hosts. This one is a complete wildcard.

The Coronavirus Started in Animals. That Makes it More Dangerous.

Four newly-discovered sharks use their fins to crawl across coral reefs — and can also walk across short stretches of dry land.

Land Sharks

They're evolving!

Sharks Are Evolving to Walk on Land

The rats that survive eradication attempts could have sickly offspring — or they could produce "super rats" that are even harder to kill.

Rat Race

And we don't know if their offspring will be sickly or "super."

Our Attempts to Kill Rats Are Making Them Evolve at Super Speed

NASA scientists found evidence that ribose, a key sugar in genetic molecules, may have come to earth through the impacts of meteorites.

Evolutionary Potluck

The lead researcher says the discovery could reveal the "origin of life."

NASA Says It Found Building Blocks of Life in Fallen Meteorites

Researchers have recorded a video of pigs using tools, a hallmark of advanced intelligence exhibited by only the smartest species.

Smart Swine

It’s evolution, Babe.

Pigs Caught Using Tools in First-of-Its-Kind Video

Giving birth in space might cause changes to the human body, including new skin tones and bigger heads, predicts evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon.