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This unassuming octopus pairs bacterial chemistry with evolutionary efficiency to deliver one of the most powerful defenses ...

For the first time in over a century, researchers have documented evidence of cougars reproducing in Minnesota.

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The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

His immensely popular, and controversial, 1967 book, “The Naked Ape,” argued that ancient genes, shared with apes, shape our ...

One of the great tragedies of the 21st century,” Nan Schaffer once said, “will be humanity’s homogeneity.” The remark was ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries in evolution. It may not be that simple.