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Evolution

puppy dog eyes

Scientists Behind ‘Puppy Dog Eyes’ Study Explain Evolution of Cuteness

"Humans have unconsciously turned dogs into this infant-like creature that we now want to take care of."
By Joy Crane
Sansa and Arya.

Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Would Be Nothing Without Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams

Playing sisters thrown into awful circumstances and forced to fight for their lives, Turner and Williams have grown up to become real-life warriors.
By Helen Holmes
Superb Bird-of-Baradise

This Living Emoji Bird Has a Slightly Angrier Emoji-Bird Cousin Species

This bird was an emoji before emoji were a thing.
By Brady Dale
What can a single person’s flu infection tell you about how the virus changes around the world?

How Flu Changes Within the Human Body May Hint at Future Global Trends

By Katherine Xue and Jesse Bloom
Dogs are a huge part of their owners’ routines – which makes their loss even more jarring.

Why Losing a Dog Can Be Harder Than Losing a Relative or Friend

By Frank T. McAndrew
Victorian mores influenced ideas not just about men and women but animals too.

Data Should Smash the Biological Myth of Promiscuous Males and Sexually Coy Females

By Zuleyma Tang-Martinez
Robots will need to teach themselves.

Understanding the Four Types of AI, From Reactive Robots to Self-Aware Beings

By Arend Hintze
Christopher Tignor recorded the entirety of his new album, "Along a Vanishing Plane", live at this assylum.

Meet Two Composers Using Tech to Reclaim Humanity in Electronic Music

By Justin Joffe
Humans co-opted the anatomical structures for breathing and chewing to create speech.

Language Could Be Humankind’s Most Impressive Technological Invention

By Salikoko S. Mufwene
Venomous creatures like this snake may make humans quake with fear, but they play important evolutionary roles

What Makes the World’s Deadliest Animals Tick?

By John Bonazzo
William B. Provine

William B. Provine: The Evolutionary Theorist Even Creationists Loved

By Betty Smocovitis
Should credit: Jeff Fercozo is the name of the designer who did the research and created the parademap

Interactive Map: Gay Pride March Has Evolved Over 45-Year History

By Sarah Kaufman and Jeff Ferzoco
President Obama pardons a turkey as his daughters watch. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Curt Schilling, the Obama Daughters, Darwin and Jesus

By Lincoln Mitchell

Brady Anti-Gun Group Endorses Gillibrand

By Reid Pillifant
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