Evolution

When times get tough, an invasive comb jelly appears to make the strange evolutionary choice to cannibalize its young.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Hurricane survivors pass their grippy toes on to their offspring.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
A rare albino shark raises questions about how a lack of pigment affects deep-ocean creatures.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
The worms absorb and digest symbiotic bacteria through their skin.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
During this modern coronavirus pandemic, our ancient instincts for avoiding disease may misfire.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
New research shows female plains spadefoot toads listen up for the best mate.
Brian Owens, Contributor
When Tasmanian devils flourish, so do the small mammals preyed upon by feral cats.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
Fossil shows that miniature dinosaurs likely shared the earth with giants during the Mesozoic Era.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Genetic differences between forest lizards and city lizards show evolution can play out the same way again and again.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Researchers found a "ghost population" that interbred with the ancestors of modern humans.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
309 million years ago an animal that resembled a lizard wrapped its tail around a younger member of its species.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
The bigger the whale, the tougher it is to find a decent meal.
Joshua Learn, Contributor