This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

A. The formulations of Lorenz and Tinbergen -- The comparative method in studying innate behaviour patterns / K.Z. Lorenz -- B. Some criticisms of the views of Lorenz and Tinbergen -- Is modern ...

Trying to understand human behavior (a basic feature of our species, shaped by natural selection) without understanding evolutionary principles would be like trying to understand the details of a car ...

Scientists have long wondered whether evolution would follow the same path if history had a chance for a “do-over.” New research suggests that it does, when it comes to the brain and its regulation of ...

Human behavior may have influenced the evolution of new strains of COVID-19, new AI models suggest. Vaccination and immune pressures from previous infections are known to cause the emergence of new ...

A new study has mounted perhaps the most intricate, detailed look ever at the diversity in structure and form of bees, offering new insights in a long-standing debate over how complex social behaviors ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.