Evolution and Science-fiction: Marriage of facts and fantasy

It is nearly impossible to consume a work of science-fiction that concerns itself with evolution without acknowledging Darwin’s role

Secret life of plants

A new book reinforces the fact that plants have intelligence and a complex sensory network

Following Alfred Russel Wallace’s footsteps to Borneo, where he penned his pioneering evolution paper

Wallace, born 200 years ago on January 8, wrote the Sarawak Law paper in a remote jungle far from anyone and anything back in 1855

Darwin got sexual selection backwards, research suggests

Sexual selection is most pronounced not when potential mates are scarce but when they’re abundant, finds a new study

Simply Put: New Theory of Evolution

Book Digest: The battle for Bihar, rumor and reality of COVID-19 and more

Accounts of evolution of animals and human realationship with the environment, DTE tracks contemporary books on environment and development from …

World’s first ‘Darwinian’ cancer drug plan could be a game changer

The programme based on artificial intelligence that will help forecast cancers and treat them better could be of immense benefit to patients …

Ocean currents protect Galápagos Islands from global warming; but are they safe forever?

Flora and fauna of the Galápagos could assist reseed failing ecosystems and maintain the region’s fisheries

Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect next

A dominant, intelligent species like humans will always be bad news for many of the other species on the planets where they evolve

Religion v science: desperate claims

Rationalist analyses recent statements by Prime Minister Modi and the Pope

In black and white: Why racism and ‘race science’ needs to be debunked

Every myth propagated by race science has been debunked over decades. But today, the rise of the Far-right parties is giving race scientists a …