Evolution

Human Sex Roles? Male Promiscuity Debunked (And Women Aren't All That Picky Either)

A new study challenges long-standing expectations that men are promiscuous and women tend to be more particular when it comes to choosing a mate. The research in Trends in Ecology and Evolution suggests that human mating strategies are not likely to confor ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2009 - 2:01pm

Human Evolution- Petering Out?

Have we really stopped evolving? In Cosmos magazine, Steve Jones argues that human evolution is coming to an en d: The question I have is: will human evolution really continue? I think the evidence shows that human evolution has largely come to a halt. He ...

Article - Michael White - Apr 29 2009 - 12:07pm

Calculating The Odds That Life Could Begin By Chance

Many people, perhaps most, hate the idea that life might depend on chance processes. It is a human tendency to search for meaning, and what could be more meaningful than the belief that our lives have a greater purpose, that all life in fact is guided by ...

Article - Dave Deamer - Apr 30 2009 - 9:45am

Fossilized Collagen Protein Links Hadrosaur To Tyrannosaurus Rex- And Birds To Dinosaurs

An ancient protein dating back 80 million years to the Cretaceous period has been preserved in bone fragments and soft tissues of a hadrosaur- a duck-billed dinosaur- according to a study in the May 1 issue of Science.  The new findings support earlier res ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2009 - 5:55pm

Behold The Power Of Evolutionary Theory; Darwin's Principles Withstand Test Tube Scrutiny

In a recent study (that yielded some exceptionally interesting results), catalytic RNA molecules were used in order to advance the understanding of Darwinian evolution.   Researchers Dr. Sarah Voytek and Professor Gerald Joyce of the Scripps Research Kell ...

Article - Hayley Mann - May 4 2009 - 11:42pm

Altruism: Its Origin, Its Evolution, Its Discontents

Altruism has had a lot of bad press in recent times. It’s been used, abused, manipulated and misunderstood. Let’s look at some background. It all began with a paper submitted by WD Hamilton in 1964 in which he put forward a view of altruism that was packag ...

Article - Steve Davis - May 3 2009 - 5:37pm

Preconceptions, Evolutionary Strategies And Mosses

It's hard not to see the world through the lens of our own preconceptions and biases.  We tend to be more interested in other large mammals.  We're drawn to human-like qualities in pets.  But even the most benign insect is disturbingly alien when ...

Article - Ian Ramjohn - May 5 2009 - 1:07am

Homo Floresiensis: Our Clown-Footed Cousins

I was fascinated by the discovery of the dwarfed hominin Homo floresiensis back in 2004 when it was first announced, but was skeptical that it was really a separate species. Later when I saw a cast of the skull, I admit to being more enthused with the poss ...

Article - John Dennehy - May 6 2009 - 9:17pm

Evolver Zone is now up

I have been putting together a free resource about evolution which I am proud to say is now up at www.evolverzone.com. ...

Blog Post - T. Ryan Gregory - May 9 2009 - 6:07am

Prebiotic Simulations Show That Organic Compounds Were Present On Early Earth

    For life to begin, there had to be a source of organic compounds in the prebiotic environment. We now think that some of the compounds were delivered to the Earth on comets, meteorites and dust particles, but others were synthesized in the atmosphere, ...

Article - Dave Deamer - May 10 2009 - 8:36pm