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Image: An artist imagines Homo erectus pekinensis, by Cicero Moraes [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Big Bang Origin of Homo

This unbridged gap between the ape-like australopithecines and the abruptly appearing human-like members of our genus challenges evolutionary accounts. Read More ›
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Photo: Greyfriars Bobby, by IrenicRhonda, via Flickr (cropped).

Can Myths About Dogs Tell Us About Their Origins?

A French historian studies the relationship between ancient stories told about dogs and information from genetics and archaeology. Read More ›
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Charles Darwin statue
Photo: Darwin statute at the Natural History Museum, by Alan Perestrello, via Flickr (cropped).

Darwin’s Reticence: How on Earth Did the Origin of Species Ever Get Published?

Even Darwin would be aghast at what the world has made of a mere abstract that he was almost pathologically ambivalent about ever publishing. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: Porcupine Quills and Other Examples of Nature’s Foresight

A newborn porcupine passes through its mother’s birth canal without causing her any injuries. How? Read More ›

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