13 of Best TV Rewatch Podcasts
Image: Podcast logo Mark-Paul Gosselaar (aka Zack Morris) hasn’t watched Saved by the Bell since it ended in 1993, and hasn’t seen some of the episodes he starred in at…
The Many Metaphors of Metamorphosis
As far as metaphors for change go, this is a potent one. Yet when we think about the future and the change we might want to make, the natural world…
The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps
the bottle held a thin broth, light brown, with some uncertain chunks of dark matter bobbing on top—a soup, maybe, but one that you’d never want to eat. Once it…
If Humans Went Extinct, Would a Similar Species Evolve?
The rise of powerful new technology means that humanity must confront the risk of its own demise. The invention of nuclear weaponry, for example, has already shown just how quickly…
Evolution Happening Up To 4 Times Faster Than Darwin’s Prediction: Study
Evolution is a continuous process by which species adapt to their changing environment. English naturalist Charles Darwin expanded this simplistic understanding to say that species evolve by way of natural…
Humans Evolved to Play Music
I first held a violin in my late forties. Placing it under my chin, I let go an impious expletive, astonished by the instrument’s connection to mammalian evolution. In my…
Is This a Fossilized Lair of the Dreaded Bobbit Worm?
Not to toot my own horn, but I know a thing or two about bizarre animals. And I can tell you without a hint of doubt that the bobbit worm…
Coronavirus family tree reveals the virus is hardly mutating
By Graham Lawton A family tree of the new coronavirus reveals it is mutating very slowlyKiyoshi Takahase Segundo / Alamy Like any other biological entity, Sars-CoV-2 has a family tree.…
How ancient proteins are untangling humanity’s family tree
We can’t extract DNA from some of the most perplexing ancient human fossils. But ancient proteins sometimes survive better, and they are finally starting to give up their secrets Life…
We are in the midst of rewriting our understanding of Neanderthals
Kindred by Rebecca Wragg Sykes explains how modern techniques are helping us to better understand Neanderthals, as well as where we fit in to the family tree Humans 19 August…