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Evolutionary Biology
7mins
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
4mins
Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
5mins
80% of the world was once polygamous. What happened?
4mins
People say we are better off than ever. Are they right?
6mins
What beavers and earthworms can teach us about working with, not against, Mother Nature.
7mins
Find food, have sex, not die. That’s pretty much all we need to do — but why do we make it so complicated?
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We are ~99% genetically identical to chimpanzees. But there are three key traits that separate us.
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How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll explains.
6mins
In 1965, six boys were stranded on an island. Fifteen months later, the survivors were rescued. How many were there?
John Templeton Foundation
8mins
The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.
6mins
Darwin, Descartes, and Maxwell all believed in these science ‘demons.’
John Templeton Foundation
Catfish taste with their whole bodies - and that’s just one way animals sense the world totally differently than us.
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Pro-athletes are entertainers. Being healthy means something else.
8mins
The history of music from bone flutes to Beyoncé.
4mins
Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
People rarely question their own moral compass. But do you know what shapes yours?
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back.