Skeptophilia

When you think about it, color vision is kind of strange.  Our eyes -- unless you have a genetic or physical inability to do so -- are able ...

Ever heard of gomphotheres ? They're a group of prehistoric megafauna related to modern elephants with some pretty wacky-looking dental ...

One of the most interesting features of evolution is coevolution  -- where two unrelated species influence each other's evolutionary pat...

Ever heard of an evolutionary arms race ? It's a twist on coevolution , where the adaptations in one species affect the selection -- and...

One of the most fascinating aspects of evolution, and one of the least appreciated (outside of the biology-nerd community, anyhow), is how i...