Finally, evolutionary theory has a warning about future pandemics: we can expect future pandemics when animal viruses spill over into humans.

New research has found that sexual selection is most pronounced not when potential mates are scarce, but when they’re abundant.

This work is shaped by Victorian-era sexual and racial stereotypes. But at a time when other evolutionists stressed humanity’s uniqueness, Darwin emphasised our 'lowly nature'.

The assumption that we're selfish because prehistoric life was a desperate struggle for survival is a false one.

There are only around five Indigenous mathematicians in the country, and most of them have left academia because of racism. Dr Jared Field is now…

Other continents have several ancestors that may or may not have been venomous, but Australia’s 140 terrestrial and 30 marine snake species all evolved from…

These findings are important because they demonstrate that egg-laying three-toed skinks are an evolutionary intermediate between “true” egg-laying and live birth.

How do you build responsiveness to ongoing developments into a work program? And what inputs do you need to understand and respond to change? Pia…

It’s common to frame discussions of societal transitions by focusing on the new skills that become essential. But instead of looking at what we’re learning,…