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Evolution

History Science

Brutes

Meditations on the myth of the voiceless.

Amitav Ghosh Orion Sep 2021 20min Permalink

Science

Where Now Grizzly Bear?

After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places.

Brian Payton Hakai Magazine Jan 2021 15min Permalink

Science

The Social Life of Forests

A growing body of research suggests that trees can communicate and cooperate in the wild.

Ferris Jabr New York Times Magazine Dec 2020 25min Permalink

World

Saving Aru

The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution.

Philip Jacobson, Tom Johnson Mongabay, The Gecko Project Oct 2019 20min Permalink

Science

Inside the Eye: Nature’s Most Exquisite Creation

How animals see.

Ed Yong National Geographic Feb 2016 20min Permalink

Science

A Possible Break in One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries

The little-understood history of the whales and how barnacles may be the key to understanding how giant mammals evolved underwater.

Peter Brannen The Atlantic Dec 2016 15min Permalink

Science

What Pigeons Teach Us About Love

Exploring the blurred line between biology and sentiment.

Brandon Keim Nautilus Feb 2016 10min Permalink

History Science

Hail Dayton

The legacy of the Scopes trial on one Tennesse town.

Rachael Maddux Oxford American May 2014 10min Permalink

Science

Misguided Nostalgia for Our Paleo Past

How humans evolve in the modern world.

Marlene Zuk The Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 2013 15min Permalink

History

On the Origins of the Arts

A sociobiologist on how we evolved into artists.

E.O. Wilson Harvard Magazine Apr 2012 Permalink

History Science

The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

The case against agriculture.

Jared Diamond Discover May 1987 Permalink