TLDR
Stingers and spikes across nature have the same shape. Here's why.
Not everything in biology evolved for a purpose.
Q&A
The origin of life wasn't fat-free
James Sáenz studies how fatty molecules might have helped life get started
Q&A
There's no gene for being human
Barbara Molz found supposedly extinct ancient gene variants in hundreds of modern humans. They don't seem to do much.
Q&A
The individual isn't what it used to be
Tim Waring thinks human evolution is shifting from genetic and individual to cultural and collective
Biology
Women have no genetic blueprint
Neither do men, but women *really* don't
Biology
Does biology play dice?
Some thoughts on nature, nurture, and chance in development
Astrobiology
There is no time telescope
The Mars that may have hosted life long ago is our neighbor in space only.
Q&A
Hydra are a cosmos in a cuvette
To see order emerge from chaos, Anaïs Bailles shreds up immortal animals and watches them re-grow