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Evolution Expert: ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ Doesn’t Explain Sexual Harassment

By Richard G. Bribiescas

How Telling Stories Makes Us Human

By Jeffrey Kluger

Sometimes Teleworking Isn’t As Good As Advertised

By The Aspen Institute

How Beauty Drives Evolution

By Sarah Begley
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The Scientific Reason You Can’t Stop Watching Baby Animal Videos

We are all helpless in the face of cute

By Jeffrey Kluger

America May Miss Out on the Next Industrial Revolution

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

What These 3.66 Million-Year-Old Footprints Tell Us About Our Human Ancestors

The footprints are about the same age as the famous Lucy skeleton

By Justin Worland

Facebook Can and Should Wipe Out Fake News

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Humans First Used Tools to Eat Meat 250,000 Years Ago. Here’s What the Discovery Means

A dig in the desert reveals crude technology dating back a quarter of a million years

By Jeffrey Kluger

How Our Babies Make Us Smarter

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

What Science Says About the Bathroom Debate

Your genes don't care who you share a bathroom with, but your politicians do

By Jeffrey Kluger

The Scientific Reason Men Like Sports More Than Women

For both males and females, spectators and players, love of sports is deep in the genes—but in the men it's deeper

By Jeffrey Kluger

Curt Schilling Is No Stranger to Social-Media Controversy

The former Red Sox pitcher's outspokenness has landed him in trouble in the past

By Rishi Iyengar

13 Million-Year-Old Crocodile Offers Insight Into Evolution

A species that vanished long ago offers insights into how evolution works today

By Jeffrey Kluger

Sorry Vegans: Here's How Meat-Eating Made Us Human

If you want a big brain, you'll need more than vegetables

By Jeffrey Kluger

How Lucy the Australopithecus Changed the Way We Understand Human Evolution

The important discovery—made on Nov. 24, 1974—gave scientists their "best clues yet" as to what mankind's ancestors looked like

By Lily Rothman

See Adele's Life in Pictures

With Adele's new album, 25, about to be released, take a look back at the singer's life and evolution through the years.

By TIME Photo

What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One'

It increases your chances for genetic compatibility

6 Discoveries That Helped Explain Human Origins

When a new species related to humans is discovered, it's big news

By Lily Rothman

See How Google's Logo Has Evolved Over the Years

The company made another big change Tuesday

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