Orent is an anthropologist and science writer. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic published a "Hearing Wrap Up" in mid-July on the suppression of the lab leak hypothesis on ...

Frequent burn exposure may have driven human genetic adaptations that improve healing but worsen severe injury outcomes.

Twelve-year-old Jaysen Carr died in July 2025. While he swam in Lake Murray, a reservoir a few miles from Columbia, South Carolina, Naegleria fowleri – a rare amoeba found in warm fresh water – ...

Positive evolutionary psychology uses evolution to help us lead better lives. Three simple tips from this field are as ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...

For generations, humans have congratulated themselves on being the planet’s most advanced species. We point to our cities, our technologies, our sciences, and our global reach as proof of superior ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution connects plant and insect physiology, chemical ecology, molecular function, and evolutionary analysis to offer a new perspective on plant–insect ...