Investigating The Purpose Of Female Beauty In Animals
Researchers from Duke university are learning that female beauty in the animal world may be less about mating, and more about survival.
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Getting To Know Charles Darwin
February 12th is Darwin Day, an international, annual celebration commemorating the birthday of Charles Darwin, the English naturalist and geologist made famous for his theory of evolution by natural selection. We've all heard of Darwin, but what do we know about him?
Closely Lurks The Hybrid Beast
Lurking in the Eastern forests, from Mississippi to Maine, is a living hybrid. With the combined genetics of three distinct animals, it's a survivor, and a better predator. How is this animal a lot like you and me?
Who Invented Agriculture First? It Sure Wasn't Humans
Ants in Fiji farm plants and fertilize them with their poop. And they've been doing this for 3 million years, much longer than humans, who began experimenting with farming about 12,000 years ago.
Their Masters' Voices: Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of Words
When humans talk to dogs, the canine brains seem to separate the meaning of the words from the intonation used and to analyze each aspect independently.
Fossils Suggest That Island Life Shrank Our 'Hobbit' Relatives
Scientists say tiny bones dating back 700,000 years on the Indonesian island of Flores shine new light on how these mysterious, 3-foot-tall creatures got that way.
For Female Fruit Flies, Mr. Right Has The Biggest Sperm
It's not unusual for males to try to impress females with big body parts. Consider antlers on deer, or elaborate tails on peacocks. Some male fruit flies take a different approach: giant sperm.
SciWorks Radio - Understanding Why We Teach Evolution
Some of the great scientific theories unify our knowledge and have fundamentally changed the way we look at the world.
SciWorks Radio - Understanding Why We Teach Evolution
Some of the great scientific theories unify our knowledge and have fundamentally changed the way we look at the world.
Our Parasites And Vermin Reveal Secrets Of Human History
The mites that live on our faces may help reveal where our ancestors came from. It wouldn't be the first time that creepy crawlies have revealed something more than skin deep about the human past.