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Sorry Darwin, but it turns out promiscuity benefits females too

Sorry Darwin, but it turns out promiscuity benefits females too

9 March 2022

The female of the species has incorrectly been cast as a coy and submissive Victorian housewife. This couldn't be further from the truth, says Lucy Cooke
E7KTB1 US, New York City. View from the Empire State Building observation deck. Pigeon taking a rest.

Creatures living in our cities are evolving in some surprising ways

9 March 2022

From mosquitoes and rats to foxes and birds, the urban environment is transforming animals that live among us – but which new species should we expect next?
The 'Cambrian explosion' saw the emergence of many animals we recognise today

Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

4 March 2022

The Cambrian explosion 500 million years ago saw a huge variety of animals evolve – and also led to carbon being buried in the seabed and ultimately carried into the planet’s mantle

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