Evolutionary Novelties

Question from a colleague about how many manuscripts to review: I saw your note about being awash with review requests on Twitter.  I...

I just reviewed a paper that equated Neo-functionaliztion, exaptation, and co-option - using the terms interchangeably . My first instinct...

For the first time ever, I was able to collect all at once hundreds of Vargula tsujii, the California Sea Firefly. Here is the story. I...

I am drafting a paper exploring how tree like evolution is. A prime focus will be on "cell type trees" and "organ trees...

Our lab just submitted two Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIGs). Each time I've been involved in similar such submissions -...

On the evening his sixtieth birthday, Kelly Sutton lay on the floor of his living room, barely alive and gasping for air. On the other sid...

I've just experienced an interesting scientific exchange through social media. I believe much of the exchange boils down to "novel...