Incumbent Critters Hard to Defeat By Katie GreeneMay. 21, 2002 Only a few cataclysmic events shook up the balance of ocean life
Stephen Jay Gould Dies By Jay WithgottMay. 21, 2002 Renowned paleontologist and science popularizer succumbs to cancer
Dizzy Dolphins By Christian HeussMay. 10, 2002 Fossils suggest bad balance pushed early cetaceans into the sea
How Humans Gained Their Mental Edge By Elizabeth PennisiApr. 11, 2002 It's not our genes but the way we use them that separates us from chimps
Choosy Females Spur New Spider Species By Christian HeussApr. 8, 2002 Sexual selection speeds species formation in jumping spiders
Ancient DNA Untangles Evolutionary Paths By Elizabeth PennisiMar. 22, 2002 Two studies examine genetic material from old bones
African Skull Points to One Human Ancestor By Ann GibbonsMar. 20, 2002 Early African and Asian hominids belonged to same species
How Evolution Monkeys With Duplicate Genes By Ben ShouseMar. 5, 2002 An endangered monkey sheds light on how an extra copy of one gene can evolve into a gene with a different purpose
Ancient Protozoan's Surprising Genetic Complexity By Elizabeth PennisiFeb. 25, 2002 'Junk DNA' may have evolved 1 billion years earlier than scientists had realized
Lords of the Jungle ... But Why? By Deborah HillFeb. 19, 2002 A big frontal cortex isn't what make us the smartest primates after all
Battle of the Sexes, Water-Strider Style By Mary BeckmanFeb. 13, 2002 New evidence of the eternal struggle for the upper hand in mating
The Origin of the Species' Cells By Mary BeckmanJan. 25, 2002 Who ate what to create the first advanced cell?
Batting Around Echolocation By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 23, 2002 New study reaffirms that echolocation evolved twice in bats
How to Tell Evolutionary Time By Mary BeckmanJan. 18, 2002 Molecular clock controversy keeps on ticking
Spotting Keys to Evolution By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 17, 2002 Variation in butterfly eyespots linked to small gene changes
Rapid Adaptation Yielded Finches New Territory By Elizabeth PennisiJan. 11, 2002 New colonists choose the sex of their chicks to give them an edge