Captivity Genetically Alters Salmon By Ben ShouseMar. 14, 2003 Hatcheries breed smaller salmon eggs, possibly harming wild fish
Squirrels Shaped By Global Change By Elizabeth PennisiFeb. 21, 2003 Continental drift, climate shifts helped guide squirrel evolution
Wanted: Perfect Female for Finicky Male By Solana PyneFeb. 20, 2003 Male fruit flies are more discriminating than expected in choosing a mate
The Carnivores' Ark By John BohannonFeb. 13, 2003 Madagascar's meat-eaters arrived all at once, by sea
Three's Company Down on the Ant Farm By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 17, 2003 Fungus-farming ants, their crop, and a pathogen share a long history
Up in the Air, Junior By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 16, 2003 Modern birds suggest evolutionary route to flight
Walking Sticks Fly Again By Helen FieldsJan. 15, 2003 Some stick insects got wings back after their ancestors lost them
Breakthroughs 2002: Evolutionary Headlines By Science News StaffDec. 24, 2002 Discovery of an ancient skull fills a crucial gap in human evolution
Jumbled DNA Separates Chimps and Humans By Elizabeth PennisiOct. 21, 2002 Gene-chip studies show more differences than previously thought
Putting Gills to Good Use By Kendall MorganOct. 11, 2002 Arthropods' many adaptations for life on land have a common source
Sexy Cats Can Take the Heat By Jay WithgottAug. 23, 2002 Long, dark manes are de rigueur for studly lions
Eat Well, Then Evolve By Richard A. KerrAug. 16, 2002 Poor nutrition may have held back biodiversity for a billion years
'Speech Gene' Debut Timed to Modern Humans By Michael BalterAug. 14, 2002 Gene related to spoken language may be less than 200,000 years old
Battle of Sexes Laid Bare By Ben ShouseJun. 26, 2002 Mutation allows first real test of theory about imprinted genes
Early Life Gets More Complicated By Dan FerberJun. 21, 2002 New theory suggests that dozens of protocells, not single ancestral type, led to today's life forms
The Hunter and the Hunted By Mary BeckmanMay. 29, 2002 Some bacteria might have evolved disguises to escape predators--not their hosts' defenses