This View of Life
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A panel of evolutionary biologists during Ithaca Darwin Days reflects on what we can learn about species invasions from the fossil record.Are human-facilitated invasions today the same kinds of events as Earth-facilitated changes in species distributions in the distant past? Are all species invasions “destructive”? Does invasion shut down speciation? Do we really know what the rate of invasion was in the past? In most instances, we simply don’t know.

Author Parish painstakingly works to unravel the scientific debates surrounding these iconic birds with varying success.Author Parish painstakingly works to unravel the scientific debates surrounding these iconic birds with varying success.

Chairman Greenspan again uses the wrong model of human nature.Terry Burnham's response to Alan Greenspan's <em><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140161/alan-greenspan/never-saw-it-coming"><strong>Never Saw It Coming</strong></a></em> at <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140161/alan-greenspan/never-saw-it-coming"><strong>Foreign Affairs</strong>.</a>

It is important to note that evolution is not just about biological change.

<em>Political Psychology</em> features a special issue on Biology, Genetics, and Behavior

Ever get the feeling when you meet someone for the first time, that there is just something about this person you really don't like? Although most of the time we are not consciously aware of it when it happens, humans pay great attention to facial features when evaluating who to trust, who not to trust, the desirability of a mate, and even the potential efficacy of political leaders.

Apparently paleontologists are exempt from the age-old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover."

The answer might surprise you.....

Instead of pincers, this prehistoric arthropod had claws that each featured three long, sharp, boney protrusions, which bring to mind nothing so much as the bladed appendages of Tim Burton’s classic character Edward Scissorhands.

Atheists with an Activist Agenda Must Consult Evolutionary Religious Studies to Remain True to Their Own Creed

Researchers created a computer program that generates mathematical formulas which explain various scientific phenomena.

"Dawkins is not an evolutionist in part because no one is keeping him within bounds. One objective of <em>This View of Life</em> is to set a new standard for science journalism......"Dawkins is not an evolutionist in part because no one is keeping him within bounds. One objective of <em>This View oF Life</em> is to set a new standard for science journalism that brings it closer to the standard of the scientific peer review process.