How the social lives of animals help them survive.
False alarms are common in prey animals, but what causes them and how can they be avoided?
Face masks are still an effective way to help stop the spread of the BA.5 subvariant.
The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’ history.
Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. A quicker way to identify these driver mutations could lead to more targeted cancer treatments.
We’ll probably be less aggressive and more agreeable, but have smaller brains – a bit like a Golden Retriever, we’ll be friendly, but maybe not that interesting or bright.
When the coronavirus copies itself, there is a chance its RNA will mutate. But new variants must jump from one host to another, and the more infections there are, the better chance this will happen.
Finches have evolved to feed off blood from red-footed and Nazca boobies – and we've seen it first-hand.
Finches have evolved to feed off blood from red-footed and Nazca boobies – and we've seen it first-hand.
As editor of the magazine for 24 years, Du Bois featured articles about biology, evolution, archaeology in Africa and more to refute the rampant scientific racism of the early 20th century.
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