Convergent evolution shows how life on Earth often develops similar traits under similar conditions—raising the question of ...

What starts as a fun question quickly turns into a fascinating debate about intelligence, evolution, and how humans really compare to other minds. The answer is not as obvious as most people think.

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

This is FRESH AIR. Noah Hawley has created successful, well-received television adaptations of the Coen brothers' movie "Fargo" - five seasons to date and counting - and of the Marvel comic book ...

As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to ...