Poison frogs appear to have built their chemical defenses gradually: related frogs store low to moderate levels of ...

Discover Web 3.0, the decentralized, open future of the internet, with more utility and user control than today's web. Learn ...

If Charles Darwin lived today, he wouldn't have to voyage any further than the London underground to find evolution in action. In the subway tunnels mosquitos have not only adapted to life underground ...

We set out to explore one of the strangest creatures living at the edge of land and sea - the mudskipper. In this episode, we look at how this fish walks on land, breathes air, and thrives where few ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

Computational biologist Brandon Ogbunu explores and writes about the intersection of science, society, and culture. We spoke ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...

The trade-off between quality and quantity is a fundamental economic dilemma. Now, a team of British, American, and Japanese researchers describes how it applies to biology, as well. They have ...

Earlier this month, the corporation Anthropic announced that its latest model, Claude Mythos Preview, is too dangerous for public release. During testing, ...