Research Articles
The Contraception Conundrum: How an Evolutionary Lens Explains the Pill's Surprising Effects on Sexual Desire
Explore how evolutionary biology explains the complex relationship between oral contraception and women's sexual desire, mate preferences, and relationship satisfaction.
Charles Darwin and the Question of Scientific Racism: A Complex Legacy
Exploring the complex relationship between Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory and scientific racism in Victorian England
The Silent Battle Within: How "Selfish Genes" Hijack Reproduction
Explore how selfish genetic elements manipulate reproduction and challenge traditional evolutionary theory through fascinating mechanisms like meiotic drive.
Are We Just Complex Biology? How Social Sciences Branch From Our Evolutionary Roots
Exploring the biological foundations of human social behavior and how social sciences connect to our evolutionary roots.
Fifteen Reflections on Adaptive and Ecological Models: How Nature Thrives on Change
Exploring how living systems, from individual cells to entire communities, respond to a changing world through adaptation and ecological resilience.
Where Species Boundaries Blur: The Curious Case of Hybridizing Herons
Exploring the fascinating phenomenon of hybridization between Green Herons and Striated Herons in Panama's mangrove ecosystems
Spreading Winge and Flying High: The Evolutionary Importance of Polyploidy
Explore how genome duplication fuels evolution through polyploidy - from strawberries to salmon, and its implications for crop improvement and climate resilience.
The Earthworm Invader: Unraveling Evolutionary Mysteries in Pontoscolex corethrurus
Explore the fascinating evolutionary story of Pontoscolex corethrurus, a tropical earthworm that has become a global invader through complex genetic adaptations.
The Genomic Borderland: Where Bat Chromosomes Tell a Tale of Evolution
Exploring the chromosomal evolution and speciation process in Peters' tent-making bats through genetic analysis and hybrid zone studies.
Ancient Nitrogen Fixers: Nature's Original Fertilizers
How prehistoric plants and microbes solved Earth's nitrogen crisis eons before synthetic fertilizers through biological nitrogen-fixing relationships.