Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but These Termites Did for Science This study has everything: jumping spiders; insects donning striped and solid patterns; and evolutionary lessons about predators and prey.
Chimpanzees Go Through Menopause, Too A new study challenges a prominent evolutionary theory about why women live long after their childbearing years.
Same-Sex Behavior Evolved in Many Mammals to Reduce Conflict, Study Suggests But the researchers cautioned that the work could not shed much light on sexual orientation in humans.
You May Have This Blobby Animal to Thank for Your Nervous System Researchers propose that placozoans, one of the simplest kinds of animals, may contain the blueprint for the neurons of more complex creatures.
Apes and Monkeys That Went Up Trees Had to Evolve the Ability to Climb Down In a study of chimpanzee and monkey anatomy, primate arms provide hints about how our ancestors got to the ground in one piece.