plants and animals

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in past humans ignore an icky but potentially crucial part of original ‘paleo diet’

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Dr. Sarah Adams

One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men did the hunting while women did the gathering. That ...

The animals you can count on to predict weather, according to science

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Dr. Sarah Adams

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Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. Some species have ...