The Atlantic
Raccoons are breaking into homes, eating lasagna, and possibly evolving into pets - because why not add 'domestication' to their list of trash-panda achievements?
ScienceDaily
Scientists discover that evolution turned the brain's hunger circuits into parenting software, because why build a new system when duct tape works?
ScienceDaily
Citizen scientists on iNaturalist helped researchers discover that harvestmen have evolved paternal care multiple times, making them the arachnid world's most interesting dads.
ScienceDaily
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.
ScienceDaily
Chimps and bonobos have social circles just like humans, except their version of gossip involves picking bugs off each other.
ScienceDaily
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.
ScienceDaily
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.
ScienceDaily
A new study finds crabs have been walking sideways for 200 million years - a single evolutionary innovation that apparently stuck because it's great for dodging predators and terrible for walking in a straight line.
The Guardian Europe
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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