Oct 22 Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious By Nsikan Akpan A new study in the journal Cell rewrites the evolutionary history of the bubonic plague. Continue reading
Oct 22 Do bigger family jewels mean deeper voices (in howler monkeys)? By Nsikan Akpan A new study spots a "Barry White" effect and other sexual trade-offs in howler monkeys. Continue reading
Sep 15 For first time, Alabama schools required to teach climate change, evolution By Michelle Harven For the first time, Alabama students will be required to learn about evolution and climate change after the State Board of Education unanimously voted to update the science standard for 2016. The last time the science standards was updated was… Continue reading
Jun 02 ‘No more raw bananas!’ Study finds chimps would actually prefer flambé By Nsikan Akpan Chimpanzees possess some of the mental skills needed for cooking. Continue reading
Mar 04 This jawbone may change everything we know about early human history By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Human evolution had a nice clear line from Lucy 3.2 million years ago to Homo habilis to Homo erectus and finally Homo sapiens -- us. Or so it seemed. A new jawbone shows that humans evolved earlier than we thought,… Continue reading
Jan 29 Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public By Laura Santhanam Scientists and the public agree on very little when it comes climate change, childhood vaccine requirements and more, but both groups feel more pessimistic about the direction of science, according to a new study released today from the Pew Research… Continue reading
Jul 09 How learning to pass the marshmallow test explains global economic evolution By Gregory Clark Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in England, setting them economically apart from the rest of the world? Contrary to popular economic theory, economic historian Gregory Clark says the existence of market and political institutions had nothing to do with… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Uncovering ancient human fossils at Sima de los Huesos Excavation works at the cave site Sima de los Huesos. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Ancient skull discovery offers researchers a view into past 'Mind-boggling' ancient skull discovery offers researchers a view into the past… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 1.8 million-year-old skull may revise understanding of human evolution Unearthed skull revises understanding of human evolution… Continue watching