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evolution Feb 9, 2012 8,297 A new scientific explanation for how zebras evolved their stripes
paleontology Feb 9, 2012 5,699 Listen to the call of a cricket that lived 165 million years ago
biology Feb 7, 2012 13,655 Most fish evolved in freshwater
evolution Feb 7, 2012 24,643 Ancient humans just couldn’t stop having sex with Neanderthals
biology Feb 4, 2012 7,292 Re-creating Noah’s Ark, with lizards, for science!
political science Feb 2, 2012 69,831 Your state sucks at science
biology Feb 2, 2012 7,130 Meet the only known species with brainier males than females
animal behavior Feb 1, 2012 14,236 This fish might just have the world’s crappiest mating technique
animal behavior Feb 1, 2012 11,484 Spiders who chop off their penises to save their heads
neuroscience Feb 1, 2012 13,914 Why we evolved two nostrils (hint: it’s all about domination)
paleontology Feb 1, 2012 11,180 Africa’s oldest crocodile was over 30 feet long and wore thick head armor
animal behavior Jan 31, 2012 5,980 Grinning gorillas could help explain the origins of human laughter
science Jan 31, 2012 20,942 It Takes 24 Million Generations For a Mouse To Evolve Into an Elephant
evolution Jan 30, 2012 10,554 How long would it take for a mouse to evolve into an elephant?
evolution Jan 29, 2012 3,169 To deal with stress, yeast cells ditch whole chromosomes
evolution Jan 27, 2012 16,749 The scientists behind Mitochondrial Eve tell us about the "lucky mother" who changed human evolution forever
monkey news Jan 25, 2012 17,232 Bonobos may have actually domesticated themselves
io9 backgrounder Jan 24, 2012 25,114 How Mitochondrial Eve connected all humanity and rewrote human evolution
paleontology Jan 24, 2012 8,163 New evidence suggests Archaeopteryx dressed in black
biology Jan 23, 2012 11,754 33,000 year old dog skull discovered in Siberian cave
mad science Jan 23, 2012 26,353 This paper on men falling asleep after sex is Exhibit A for weak evolutionary psychology
political science Jan 23, 2012 24,085 Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson lay bare the decline of American science in 180 seconds
evolution Jan 22, 2012 7,488 Inside the bizarre evolution of blind, albino cavefish
watch this Jan 22, 2012 43,356 Evolution Is the Greatest Show On Earth—And This Video Is Pretty Cool Too
science Jan 20, 2012 4,746 ScienceOnline2012 is the coolest (un)conference you’ve probably never heard of
evolution Jan 20, 2012 6,582 What Pigeons Teach Us About Convergent Evolution
mad biology Jan 19, 2012 10,666 Boa constrictors only stop squeezing when your heart stops beating
mad science Jan 19, 2012 6,520 Why do dung beetles dance? It’s not just because they’re happy
animal behavior Jan 19, 2012 6,140 Amputated gecko tails jump and move around long after their bodies are gone
secret history Jan 18, 2012 6,780 "Treasure Trove" of Charles Darwin’s Long-Lost Fossils Discovered
science Jan 17, 2012 28,153 Multicellular Evolution Apparently Isn’t That Tough To Do and Only Takes 60 Days
evolution Jan 17, 2012 9,335 Listen to an Auto-Tuned David Attenborough and Bill Nye croon about evolution
afternoon reading Jan 17, 2012 16,263 The world’s greatest explanations, as chosen by Brian Eno, Richard Dawkins, and others
animal behavior Jan 15, 2012 5,215 Rising carbon dioxide levels could turn fish into drunken daredevils
evolution Jan 15, 2012 7,362 The last European great ape lived 7 million years ago
mad science Jan 12, 2012 12,433 Language is hardwired to be optimistic, even if people aren’t
monkey news Jan 11, 2012 15,116 Why are monkeys’ faces all so bizarrely different?
ecology Jan 10, 2012 18,405 The ocean floor is like a rainforest where feces and dead animals rain from the sky
genetics Jan 9, 2012 9,072 One of Darwin’s "extinct" Galápagos tortoise species probably isn’t extinct, after all
animals Jan 9, 2012 32,445 ‘Extinct’ Giant Turtle Might Join Lonesome George As World’s Rarest Creature
music video Jan 8, 2012 4,097 DNA gets backup dancers in evolution-themed rap videos

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