This View of Life
Magazine

The evolutionary origins of vision.

Salamanders, fish and perhaps even humans are evolving fast in response to toxic chemicals. Is that bad?

New research offers surprising answers to the age-old question of where morality comes from.

Complex tools dating 71,000 years suggest advanced stoneworking techniques persisted.

Right now Ayn Randism has a much greater sway than evolutionary thinking.

A recent trace fossil discovery at Canada's Joggins Fossil Cliffs has captured the interest of paleontologists worldwide.

Can scientists prevent aging in late life?

The problem with visions of life that are detached from the world—no matter how intoxicating—is that they crash and burn when they encounter the real world.The problem with visions of life that are detached from the world—no matter how intoxicating—is that they crash and burn when they encounter the real world.

Scientists trying to unravel the mystery of life's origins have been looking at it the wrong way, a new study argues.

Evolution designed humans to see the world in fictional story mode.

Evolution doesn’t always end in success for every organism. In fact, for some, it seems to result in exactly what a species most fears: extinction.

Dawkins reviews his favorite books.