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butts Why do animals have butts? David Pescovitz
fish Bones may have evolved to work like batteries David Pescovitz
careerism Why our brains still struggle with tensions between work, leisure, and the concept of time Thom Dunn
megafauna Analyzing the evolutionary biology of STAR WARS megafauna Thom Dunn
I've got crabs! Animals have evolved into a crab-like-shape at least 5 separate times Thom Dunn
sperm Scientists find 100 million-year-old sperm preserved in amber David Pescovitz
flying snakes This is how some snakes can fly David Pescovitz
life uh finds a way These volcano-dwelling snails are metal as hell, and also have iron shells. Thom Dunn
canines The evolutionary reason why dogs walk in circles before lying down David Pescovitz
origins Grad student proves one of Darwin's theories almost 140 years after his death David Pescovitz
animal cognition Some wasps have evolved to recognize and remember faces Thom Dunn
marine Newly discovered sharks that walk are the "youngest" shark species on Earth David Pescovitz
social behavior Check out this 480 million-year-old conga line of arthropods David Pescovitz
Great apes How to speak chimpanzee David Pescovitz
evolution Human embryos have lizard hand muscles that disappear before birth David Pescovitz
hirsute Why humans have so little hair compared to other apes David Pescovitz
evolution Why the T-Rex has tiny arms David Pescovitz
python Turns out that python eggs stick to each other for a bunch of good reasons Andrea James
yeast Thanks for the wine, beer, bread, and yeast infections, China Andrea James
squids Squids used to have shells. Here's how they lost them. Andrea James