Tag: Sexual Selection

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April 7, 2026

Which Darwin for Darwinism? Charles Darwin, Neo-Darwinism and the Question of Cooperation, by Denis Noble

What did Darwin really mean — and how did neo-Darwinism narrow his legacy?

Commentaries

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February 24, 2026

Why Does Diversity Matter in Science?

Greater diversity and feminist critique has helped uncover overlooked biology and shift evolutionary theory in important ways.

Gender

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December 30, 2025

What’s True About the Evolution of Men’s Greater Average Height?

Why men are taller than women may have nothing to do with testosterone—or sexual selection.

Gender

Biology

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December 2, 2025

Let’s Talk About Sex and Race

Dismantling the sex binary requires confronting the racist and heterosexist foundations of sexual selection theory.

February 27, 2012

Evolution and Racial Inequality

What does evolution have to do with racism and oppression of minority groups?

Culture

Politics

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January 28, 2013

Snagging a Date 125 Million Years Ago: the Avian Way

Sexual dimorphism, an essential piece of many species’ survival, is the difference in morphological appearance between males and females of the same species. Think Lion King: Simba’s father sported a big bushy orange mane, whereas his mother, also a lion, had no showy neck fur to speak of.

Paleontology

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July 15, 2025

An End To The Battles Of The Sexes?

Female reproductive autonomy is a key driver of evolutionary fitness and social organization.

Biology

Gender

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October 28, 2025

How WEIRD is Donald Trump?

Let’s hope future DNA studies don’t show a lot of Trump genes in the population.

Culture

Politics

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April 29, 2025

Our Assumptions Influence the "Facts" About Sexual Behavior: The Curious Case of Jerry Coyne, Holly Dunsworth, and Anolis Lizards

The hypotheses that get tested do not emerge from a vacuum. All hypotheses emerge from assumptions, whether we recognize them or not.

Biology

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