A new study finds that Stephen J. Gould's criticisms of another scientist's data were misplaced, and the eminent biologist and historian succumbed to data bias himself
A new study finds that Stephen J. Gould's criticisms of another scientist's data were misplaced, and the eminent biologist and historian succumbed to data bias himself
New estimates of human mutation suggest that each of us harbor approximately 60 novel genetic mutations
The more closely related two species are, the more they're apt to drive one another to extinction
University College London researcher Mike Taylor recounts the discovery of a new dinosaur with unusually powerful thigh muscles. Read the full story.
The Scientist covered some of the events that made this year's festival memorable
The evolution of bold warning coloration in mammals
The path to eradicating malaria in Africa involves much more than just a vaccine.
In Chapter 9, "We Were Hunted, Which is Why All of Us are Afraid Some of the Time and Some of Us are Afraid All of the Time," author Rob Dunn explains how predators shaped our evolution as we cowered and ran from their ravenous maws.