198 | Nick Lane on Powering Biology
The origin of life here on Earth was an important and fascinating event, but it was also a long time […]
198 | Nick Lane on Powering Biology Read More
The origin of life here on Earth was an important and fascinating event, but it was also a long time […]
198 | Nick Lane on Powering Biology Read More
Evolution has equipped species with a variety of ways to travel through the air — flapping, gliding, floating, not to
195 | Richard Dawkins on Flight and Other Evolutionary Achievements Read More
Photo: Robin Lubbock/WBUR Humans are related to all other species here on Earth, but some are closer relatives than others.
194 | Frans de Waal on Culture and Gender in Primates Read More
Biological organisms are pretty good at healing themselves, but their abilities fall short in crucial ways. Planaria can be cut
190 | Lea Goentoro on Regrowing Limbs Read More
If extraterrestrial life is out there — not just microbial slime, but big, complex, macroscopic organisms — what will they
188 | Arik Kershenbaum on What Aliens Will Be Like Read More
One of the brilliant achievements of Darwin’s theory of natural selection was to help explain apparently “purposeful” or “designed” aspects
185 | Arvid Ågren on the Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution Read More
We’ve talked about the very origin of life, but certain transitions along its subsequent history were incredibly important. Perhaps none
175 | William Ratcliff on Multicellularity, Physics, and Evolution Read More
In the question to understand the biology of life, we are (so far) limited to what happened here on Earth.
166 | Betül Kaçar on Paleogenomics and Ancient Life Read More
It’s pretty clear that our genes affect, though they don’t completely determine, who we grow up to be; children’s physical
165 | Kathryn Paige Harden on Genetics, Luck, and Fairness Read More
Physics is extremely good at describing simple systems with relatively few moving parts. Sadly, the world is not like that;
163 | Nigel Goldenfeld on Phase Transitions, Criticality, and Biology Read More