ScienceDaily
Ant Brains Reveal Evolution's Cheapest Trick: Repurposing Hunger for Parenting
Scientists discover that evolution turned the brain's hunger circuits into parenting software, because why build a new system when duct tape works?
2026-08-01
ScienceDaily
2026-07-13
ScienceDaily
Citizen Scientists Help Reveal That Harvestmen Are Surprisingly Complicated Dads
Citizen scientists on iNaturalist helped researchers discover that harvestmen have evolved paternal care multiple times, making them the arachnid world's most interesting dads.
2026-06-21
ScienceDaily
Study Suggests Our Primate Ancestors Were Cold-Weather Connoisseurs, Not Tropical Party Animals
New research suggests our primate ancestors evolved in cold, dry regions, not tropical jungles - proving that early humans were tougher than your average tropical party guest.
2026-06-01
ScienceDaily
Study Shows Chimps and Bonobos Also Have That One Friend They Groom More Than the Others
Chimps and bonobos have social circles just like humans, except their version of gossip involves picking bugs off each other.
2026-05-27
ScienceDaily
Scientists Confirm Your Blood Cells Are Basically Ancient Single-Celled Squatters
Your blood cells are basically ancient single-celled squatters that have been freeloading for 700 million years, and scientists finally have the family tree to prove it.
2026-05-21
ScienceDaily
Scientists Solve 320-Million-Year-Old Mystery of Reptile Bone Armor, Because Evolution Never Misses a Chance to Get Complicated
After 320 million years, scientists finally figure out why lizards keep growing bone armor - and discover that Australian goannas are the evolutionary equivalent of someone who lost their keys, then found them in a completely different coat.
2026-04-26
The Guardian Europe
Scientists to Probe T. Rex’s Inner Life by Studying Birds, Because Evolution Is Weird
Scientists hope to read T. rex's mind by studying birds, because apparently emus have more empathy than your average dinosaur.
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