Research Articles
Evolution in the Classroom: Why Science Education Relies on Evidence, Not Dogma
Exploring the scientific evidence for evolution and why it belongs in science classrooms, while creationism and intelligent design do not.
Susumu Ohno and the Evolutionary Power of Gene Duplication
Exploring Susumu Ohno's groundbreaking theory of evolution through gene duplication and its experimental validation
The Great Chain of Beings? Not So Fast: How a Philosopher Redefined Evolution
Explore David Hull's revolutionary conception of evolutionary theory - from species as spatiotemporal individuals to the interplay of replicators and interactors.
The Evolution of Teaching Evolution: From Classroom Controversy to Scientific Consensus
Explore the century-long journey of evolution education from the Scopes Trial to modern pedagogical approaches, examining legal battles, teaching strategies, and global perspectives.
The Romantic Grandeur of That View of Life: Where Evolutionary Biology Meets Human Wonder
Exploring the convergence of Darwin's evolutionary theory and Romanticism, and how modern science reveals the poetry in nature's processes.
Evolution's Learning Algorithm: How Life Gets Better at Evolving
Explore the revolutionary concept of evolvability - how evolution can tune its own creative potential and develop what appears to be evolutionary foresight.
The Secret Strategies of Life: How Game Theory Shapes Evolution
Explore how evolutionary game theory explains animal behavior, from bird battles to bacterial warfare, through the mathematics of survival and reproduction.
Without Miracles: Universal Selection Theory and the Second Darwinian Revolution
Explore how universal selection theory extends Darwinian principles beyond biology to explain adaptive complexity in our world without miraculous intervention.
The Marvelous March Toward Complexity: How Evolution Builds Sophistication From Simplicity
Explore how complexity emerges in evolution through genetic innovation, natural selection, and self-organization. Discover the mechanisms behind nature's sophisticated designs.
Unlocking Nature's Invention: The Evolutionary Innovations That Shape Our World
Explore the fascinating world of evolutionary innovation and novelty, from key concepts to groundbreaking experiments that reveal how nature invents new traits.