Evolution Diary

A public dig organized by the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre has turned up the biggest fossil find in Manitoba in nearly 30 years. (…)

Kamikaze bacteria illustrate evolution of co-operation
Suicidal Salmonella sacrifice themselves to allow their clones to get a foothold in the gut. (…)

Ever since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have wondered why some lineages have diversified more than others. (…)

Often, physics and biology appear as different worlds, from a scientist’s point of view. (…)

This is a column piece from OLIVIA JUDSON writing for The New York Times. (…)