This View of Life
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Researchers demonstrate that some variants in our genes that could put a person at risk for inflammatory diseases have been the target of natural selection over the course of human history.

Prominent scientists are in a bitter struggle over the origins of kindness. But the root of this conflict may be the most ironic part of all.

Given that digital information is more central than ever, it's worrisome that the history of data security is littered with failure.

Besides physiological changes in the muscular and skeletal systems to support the physical aspects of flight, a bigger more powerful brain is also thought to be a key characteristic necessary to fly.

People assigned to positions of power tend to dehumanize those in less powerful positions even when the roles are randomly assigned.

Microscopic marine life forms that subsisted on Earth 3 billion years ago have been unearthed in Australia.

What role has aggression played in human evolution? Can scientists predict who might be more aggressive?

How important is penis size?

Robertson et. al proposes methods by which freshwater organisms were able to survive at higher rates than their marine counterparts.

A drainage ditch in South Carolina recently provided the paleontology community with a remarkable find - an ancient whale that used echolocation to orient itself.