Orchids were Darwin’s “abominable mystery.” They continue to elude science—and efforts to save them.
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Orchids were Darwin’s “abominable mystery.” They continue to elude science—and efforts to save them.
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When sleep doesn’t come on time.
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600 million years ago, the sea sponge had a dream.
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Violence is written in their genes.
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Adaptations that once saved creatures are now putting them in peril.
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Parasites, weather, and luck can play a role in determining whether some animals are male or female.
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How transcendent feelings arise from the forces of Darwinian natural selection.
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