Evolution

Health Why did human brains grow so big? The surprising link to our gut

Gut microbes play a key role in primate brain evolution by shaping energy metabolism, highlighting new insights into biology and human health.

Space Breakthrough new evidence finally reveals what killed the dinosaurs Joseph Shavit

Discoveries The rise of dinosaurs: How diet and adaptability shaped their evolution Joseph Shavit

Health Scientists discover how and why human blood types evolved Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Scientists finally solve the mystery of woolly mammoth extinction Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Scientists use evolution to bioengineer drugs and sustainable energy Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Scientists discover how life on Earth began 1.75 billion years ago Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Scientists uncover Earth’s oldest living creature from 700 million years ago Joseph Shavit

Discoveries 8.7 million year-old fossil rewrites the story of human evolution Joseph Shavit

Discoveries New fossil discovery reveals the origins of flying reptiles Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Scientists discovered why dinosaurs grew so large Joseph Shavit

Discoveries New DNA evidence finds that Neanderthals didn’t go extinct Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries The evolution of kissing: How primate grooming shaped human affection Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Every person alive today first originated from this African country Joseph Shavit

Space What if a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?Joseph Shavit

Health Biological aging surprisingly linked to education level Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Creature hiding in California’s Mono Lake sheds new light on life 650 million years ago Joshua Shavit