Among the largest species of deer in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America, elk do more than feed and breed. When food is abundant and the elk are healthy, they play, just like most other animals do. more ›

The entire slate of candidates running for school board in Oklahoma Lake Zurich say that they are all for science teachers introducing creationism in their classrooms. more ›

Who's pickier: men or women? How does evolution play into speed-dating? So many questions and now a new study by a pair of scientists at Northwestern sheds a bit more light on it and claims that men and women are equally picky when selecting a mate. Eli J. Finkel and Paul W. Eastwick from Northwestern University ran the study and even the NY Times noticed. more ›

U of C grad student Matt Friedman has discovered a new species and reclassified two previously discovered fossils, thus helping clear up a centuries-long confusion about the evolution of flatfish, those bad boys with both peepers on one side of their heads. more ›