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Long Live the Y
By Megan Scudellari
Despite suggestions to the contrary, the Y chromosome is not necessarily rotting away.
Opinion: What Is Life?
By Edward N. Trifonov
Designing the simplest possible living organism artificially may lend clues as to what life is.
Darwin Day Celebrations
By Edyta Zielinska
As institutions around the world start celebrations of Darwin Day, New York reveals a digitized catalog of Darwin’s scientific manuscripts.
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
By Jef Akst
Zebras may have evolved their striped coat to avoid blood-sucking flies.
Peppered Moths Re-examined
By Cristina Luiggi
The textbook example of Darwinian evolution is tested and confirmed.
Indiana’s Creationism Bill a No-Go?
By Cristina Luiggi
Support for legislation that would allow creationism and other religious views to be taught alongside evolution in science classrooms wanes in the state’s House of Representatives.
Indiana Senate Backs Creationism Bill
By Cristina Luiggi
Origin of life theories from a wide range of religions may be taught alongside evolution in the state.
There and Back Again
By Sabrina Richards
A new study estimates the number of generations necessary to evolve from mouse-sized to elephantine, and shows that it’s quicker to get small.
Killing with Kindness
By Barbara Oakley, Guruprasad Madhavan, Ariel Knafo, and David Sloan Wilson
Studying the evolution of altruistic behaviors reveals how knee-jerk good intentions can backfire.
