Environment Lemurs Like to Chit-Chat Too Ringtailed lemurs, just like humans, reserve conversation for those they feel more connected with. Madeleine Thomas
News in Brief The Evolution of Anti-Evolution Laws A biologist uses Darwin's theory to understand the history of creationist "academic freedom" and "science education" laws. Nathan Collins
Environment Why Are There Gay People? A novel study suggests nature just wanted a little variety. Nathan Collins
Social Justice The Unique Flexibility of the Human Brain Scientists find that, compared to our closest primate relatives, the landscape of the human brain is exceptionally sensitive to external influences. Kate Wheeling
Environment Bees Bred With Some Special Genes Are Killing It Backyard breeders are creating a new kind of hero honeybee—one that chomps off the legs of mites and saves the hive. Susan Cosier
Social Justice Bad Religion’s Greg Graffin and the Co-Existence Theory of Evolution Is nature nasty, brutish, and at war with itself—or is it all about co-existence? A punk rocker argues the latter. Princess Ojiaku
Environment Even Atheists Intuitively Believe in a Creator New research suggests seeing the natural world as purposefully created is our default setting. Tom Jacobs
Environment This Is a Tool, Made 3.3 Million Years Ago Hominids have been handy for very long time. Francie Diep
Social Justice Why Do Some Doctors Reject Evolution? Presidential hopeful Ben Carson isn't the only practitioner who's got some doubts. Francie Diep
Social Justice Darwin Meets Devo: The Continuing Evolution of Pop Music New research pinpoints three years of particularly rapid change. Tom Jacobs