A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, finds that changes in animal development induced by climate shock persist generations after the initial event. The escalating effects of climate change ...

Most of us have experienced that when our body is still and resting, the mind doesn't stop. Instead, it takes off on its own journey of generating thoughts about our past, our plans, and the people ...

A tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin story of spiders. After a full day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a task he found especially rewarding: preparing a ...

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

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“Theater of the Mind” is quite unlike anything else Chicago’s Goodman Theatre has produced in its first 100 years. That is unsurprising, because David Byrne’s infinitely curious collection of geeky ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has decided to expand the “versatile” Transporter (T7) range with additional versions that serve as big taxi models – the new large-capacity cab models have space for up ...

A few qualities, including a sense of purpose, seem to have real benefits — especially as you age. A few qualities, including a sense of purpose, seem to have real benefits — especially as you age.