Why are some people straight while others are gay or bisexual? Here's what we’ve learned about the origins of our sexuality from decades of research.

Traditional biology has long ignored nature’s sexual diversity—but evolution tells a far more complex story.

Are human beings made for monogamy or non-monogamy? This is a popular subject of debate, so let's dive into what the science says.

The Trump administration seems determined to gut the scientific research establishment in the United States. Despite the fact that vaccines have likely save ...

"We don’t really know each other well," the House minority leader said.

Recently, I exchanged views with a prominent Ivy League scientist who was complaining about the minority students and junior faculty applying to his program. He claimed that the university, through di...

Join us as Mallika Sarma, Agustín Fuentes, and Nathan Lents reveal how sex & gender are not always neatly coupled in humans nor animals.

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The Sexual Evolution: An Evening with Nathan Lents today.

The claim from science: the vertebrate eye is poorly "designed'. Without additional adaptations to the original structure it would have severe functional limitationsIntroductionThe vertebrate eye is...

The claim from science: the vertebrate eye is poorly "designed'. Without additional adaptations to the original structure it would have severe functional limitationsIntroductionThe vertebrate eye is...

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

Meet Dr. Lent, author of THE SEXUAL EVOLUTION. Dr. Lents's ambitious goal is no less than to totally reshape the public conversation about gender and sexuality by bringing the full evolutionary story ...

Even among the most durable migratory bird pairings, sexual exclusivity is rarely part of their relationship

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of miles away.

Are we animals? There is still considerable debate surrounding human nature and how much we have in common with other species. Evolutionary biologist and professor Nathan Lents asserts that many of ou...

Even among the most durable migratory bird pairings, sexual exclusivity is rarely part of their relationship.

Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some scholars are skeptical.