This View of Life
Magazine

Why do non-geology majors become so engaged in learning about their earth, and in particular about fossils, paleontology, and the evolution of life?Why do non-geology majors become so engaged in learning about their Earth, and in particular about fossils, paleontology, and the evolution of life?

New research suggests that in wartime, people tend to prefer leaders with older looking faces.Brian R. Spisak argues that ancestrally, older age tended to come with greater status, rank, and dominance, which are traits that would have correlated with success in battle.

Robots need “adaptive behavior” to accommodate changing circumstances

Primatologist Organizes Conference in Sicily on June 17-22

Long before the Napoleon Complex became a common way to refer to those of us who are small but strong, the <em>Nanuqsaurus hoglundi </em>sauntered Alaska’s North Slope, unaware history would identify her as the smallest of the great tyrannosaurids.

A large study of killings in chimp communities across Africa has cast new light on the dark side of our closest living relatives.

Lessons from the ugly Mola Mola ocean sunfish.

The Devonian Hamilton fauna has always been a somewhat of a paleontological puzzle. A new study uses a novel approach to determine if this Devonian ecosystem was stable.The Devonian Hamilton fauna has always been a somewhat of a paleontological puzzle. A new study uses a novel approach to determine if this Devonian ecosystem was stable.

Evolutionary theory as a lens with which to investigate the origins and psychological mechanisms of war. Partly stemming from misapplication of metaphors such as "survival of the fittest" and the "struggle for survival," it was assumed that Darwinian processes could only produce selfish individuals that care not for the welfare of others. In the case of coalitional violence, early ethologists argued that chimpanzees and humans naturally strive to dominate each other and that aggression is the inevitable consequence of competitive social environments.

In the interests of historical accuracy, however, it should be clearly recognized that “social Darwinism” has very little to do with the ideas developed by Charles Darwin in “On the Origin of Species.”

If accepted by the animals, robotic fish may act as leaders.

Scientists and Artists Ponder the Aesthetics of Evolution