Evolution: Facts, news, features and articles about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth
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Why Haunted Houses are So TerrifyingOpinion The best haunted houses push buttons in our brains that evolved long before houses even existed.
By Frank T. McAndrew Published
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Un-intelligent Design: No Purpose for Vestigial Ear-Wiggling ReflexBy Stephanie Pappas Published
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This Pig-Nosed Rat with Vampire Teeth Will Haunt Your DreamsA newly described species of rodent has a nose like a cute little piglet, ears that only a mother could love and teeth that would make Dracula run in fear.
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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Extinct Tree-Climbing Human Walked with a SwaggerBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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Blood Moon Prophecy: The Science of Supermoon Eclipse SuperstitionsThis Sunday's supermoon eclipse doesn't mark the end of the world as we know it.
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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In Photos: New Human Relative Shakes Up Our Family TreeBy Jeanna Bryner Published
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New Human Species with Orange-Size Brain DiscoveredBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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#JunkOff: Why Animal Genitals Are Important to ScienceA Twitter hashtag, #JunkOff, illustrates the steamier side of biology — and its importance to understanding evolution.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Can You Trust Wikipedia on Science?Controversial and more specific science pages on Wikipedia may contain less trustworthy, overly technical or limited information, research suggests.
By Tia Ghose Published
