Evolution

By looking back into our history, and investigating some of our closer relatives, we're learning more about how we came to be the species we are.

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Stephen Colbert Interviews Richard Dawkins
God, evolution, P.T. Barnum, and Reeses' peanut butter cups!

Why Are We Happy? Or not ... ?
The idea of happiness can be abstract but Dan Gilbert explains it in scientific terms to determine how and why.

Neanderthal Man - Fellow Human or Enemy?
Neanderthals. The first example of human genocide...?

Neural Darwinism
The development of our brains may mirror the ways in which evolution works.

Neanderthals - Smart or Small-minded?
Over the last few years, there's been a Renaissance of Neanderthal stuides. The BBC produced a series called "Neanderthal: The Rebirth," which detailed the differences and the similarities between Neanderthals and homo sapiens.

Elaine Morgan Says We Evolved From Aquatic Apes
A whole new meaning for the term "gene pool?"

Hobbit Bones
Was a tiny creature who lived in Asia when Neantherthals also roamed the earth, a small human, or something else entirely? And did its descendants live among us not long ago?

Genetic Analysis of the Oldest Human Remains Found in Greenland
What can a well-preserved strand of hair tell geneticists?

We Rule!
Paul Ehrlich, who researches population biology and co-evolution, addresses the Commonwealth Club on the question, "How did we become the planet's dominant animal?"

An Interview with Jane Goodall
Watch Bill Moyer interview Jane Goodall. Need we say more?

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