Research Articles
Ernst Mayr: The Architect of Modern Evolutionary Thought
Explore the life and contributions of Ernst Mayr, the visionary biologist who reshaped our understanding of evolution and speciation.
Beyond Falsification: How Modern Evolutionary Biology Outgrew a Philosophical Ideal
Exploring how modern phylogenetics has moved beyond Popper's falsificationism to embrace data-rich, model-based approaches in evolutionary biology.
Unraveling Nature's Hidden Networks: How Evolutionary Tangles Are Rewriting Life's History
Explore how UC Davis research on reticulation networks with timing constraints is revolutionizing our understanding of evolutionary biology.
The Extraordinary Science of an Ordinary Bird: What Juncos Reveal About Evolution and Adaptation
Discover how the dark-eyed junco, North America's common 'snowbird,' has become a model organism for studying evolutionary biology, adaptation, and climate change responses.
Unlocking Life's Blueprint: The Asian EvoDevo Revolution Revealed
Explore the groundbreaking EvoDevo research in Asia, uncovering how evolutionary developmental biology is revolutionizing our understanding of life's blueprint.
The Six-Legged Masquerade: What Playing with Ants Teaches Us About Life
An immersive journey into the world of insect games and evolutionary deception through ant mimicry
The Frog Whisperers: How Murray and Patsy Littlejohn Decoded Nature's Symphony
Discover how Murray and Patsy Littlejohn pioneered frog bioacoustics research, revealing how frog calls drive evolution and speciation through their groundbreaking scientific partnership.
Reading Edith Wharton Through a Darwinian Lens: Evolutionary Biology Issues in Her Fiction
Explore how Edith Wharton used Darwinian evolutionary theory to analyze Gilded Age society in her fiction, examining mate selection, social competition, and adaptation in her major novels.
Unlocking the Tree of Life: The Algorithms Revolutionizing Evolutionary Biology
Explore how innovative algorithms are transforming evolutionary biology by enabling comparison, compression, and sharing of massive phylogenetic tree collections.
The Blind Spots of Discovery: How Hidden Biases Shape Our Understanding of Life
Exploring how cognitive biases influence biological research in evolutionary biology and behavioral neurobiology, with solutions for more objective science.