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Animal Divorce: When and Why Pairs Break Up
Catherine Offord | Jun 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Many species of birds and other vertebrates form pair bonds and mate with just one other individual for much of their lives. But the unions don’t always work out. Scientists want to know the underlying factors.
Should Evolutionary Theory Evolve?
Bob Grant | Jan 1, 2010 | 10+ min read
By Bob Grant Should Evolutionary Theory Evolve? Some biologists are calling for a rethink of the rules of evolution. Evolution, by its very nature, is a dynamic process. But just as fluid are humankind’s efforts to understand, describe, and conceptualize that process. Out went Lamarck, in came Darwin. Mendel’s insights set the rules for genetic inheritance, then certain exceptions to Mendel’s rules materialized. So forth
Cellular DNA and epigenetics
Do Epigenetic Changes Influence Evolution?
Katarina Zimmer | Nov 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Evidence is mounting that epigenetic marks on DNA can influence future generations in a variety of ways. But how such phenomena might affect large-scale evolutionary processes is hotly debated.
Conceptual image of an embryo with sound waves
Embryonic Eavesdropping: How Animals Hear and Respond to Sound
Amanda Heidt | Nov 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Recent findings buck the traditional idea that embryos are passive agents and instead suggest that by tuning into vibrations, organisms can better prepare to enter the outside world.
Study: Dinosaurs Lost Teeth, Grew Bird-Like Beaks
Joshua A. Krisch | Dec 27, 2016 | 2 min read
Fossil analysis suggests members of at least one dinosaur species started out with full sets of teeth, only to lose them in adulthood and develop beaks instead.
Ecotourism: Biological Benefit or Bane?
Benjamin Geffroy, Daniel T. Blumstein, Eduardo Bessa, and Diogo S.M. Samia | Aug 3, 2017 | 4 min read
As nature-based tourism becomes more popular, considering the ecological effects of the practice becomes paramount.
Behavior Brief
Kate Yandell and Beth Marie Mole | Jan 15, 2013 | 5 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
How Animals and Plants Weather Hurricanes
Ashley Yeager | Oct 6, 2017 | 4 min read
Studies suggest not all critters fare well in extreme weather, though some thrive.
Behavior Brief
Molly Sharlach | Dec 18, 2014 | 4 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Cities Can Serve as Cauldrons of Evolution
Catherine Offord | Jan 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.

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