Research Articles
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.
The Scale of Nature: How Perspective Shapes Our Understanding of Ecological Patterns
Exploring Simon Levin's groundbreaking work on pattern and scale in ecology, the central problem that shapes our understanding of environmental systems.
Forecasting the Invisible: How Math and AI Shape Our COVID-19 Defense Strategies
Exploring how mathematical models and AI transformed COVID-19 prediction and response, from early projections to variant forecasting.
The Living Laboratory: How Java's Botanical Garden Revolutionized Tropical Science
Explore how Java's Botanical Garden at Buitenzorg transformed tropical botany through the intersection of agricultural management and scientific research between 1880-1904.
Blooms of Defense: How Wildflower Strips Are Revolutionizing Sustainable Agriculture
Discover how wildflower strips boost farm biodiversity, enhance pest control, and support pollination services through ecological mechanisms and functional diversity.
AC1MMYR2: The Molecular Key That Could Unlock Cancer's Secrets
Discover how AC1MMYR2 inhibits miR-21 biogenesis and shows promise as a revolutionary cancer therapy by targeting microRNA processing.
The Amber Diners: How Galápagos Land Snails' Unusual Diet Could Explain Their Fossilization
Discover how Galápagos land snails' resin-feeding behavior solves the mystery of their fossilization in amber, reshaping paleontological perspectives.
Cultural Evolution: How Ideas, Traditions, and Innovations Change Over Time
Explore the Darwinian principles behind cultural evolution and how ideas, traditions, and innovations transform through transmission pathways, biases, and cumulative culture.
The Calorie Revolution: How Science is Rethinking Low-Energy Diets
Explore how scientific research is transforming our understanding of low-calorie diets, metabolism, and weight management beyond simple calorie counting.
The Cultural Ecosystem: How Ecology and Evolution Shape Human Culture
Exploring how ecological pressures and evolutionary processes jointly shape human culture through an eco-evolutionary lens.