An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

AbstractPaleoanthropological data, such as butchery tools in the archeological record and cut marks on animal fossils, indicate that access to animal tissues likely predated the emergence of the genus...

Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

Abstract In humans, male offspring are, on average, larger at birth, weaning, and independence compared to female offspring. We argue that an underappreciated consequence of the greater cost of rearin...

Abstract Can insects feel pain? In 1984, Eisemann et al. collected the best available evidence to offer a tentative answer: there appeared to be little evidence to support an adaptive role for pain ex...

Stony Brook University Professor Liliana Dávalos addressed the Council on Foreign Relations with an urgent message - the Amazon is under unprecedented threat

Fulbright Amazonia scholars are convening in Washington, D.C. from December 9-12 to share their research and policy recommendations. The public is invited to attend their policy symposium via livestre...

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