A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (MPI-EB) sheds fresh light on one of the most debated concepts in biology: evolvability. The work provides the first ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from new developments in ape cognition to an expanded perspective of a ...

One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

In late February 2022, Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Within hours, columns of tanks rolled across borders, missiles launched from the air and sea struck airfields, and ...

“Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the change in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.” – Giulio Douhet, Command of the Air, 1921 Giulio ...

Skiing has a long history, and so do the planks we strap ourselves to and slide across snow. From the early days of nomadic Central Asian hunter-gatherers traveling cross-country on skis, to the long ...