http://dir.salon.com/topics/biology/?source=rss&aim=biology en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Sarah Karnasiewicz Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/07/29/catching_fire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/07/29/catching_fire/index.html?source=rss Anthropologist Richard Wrangham has a provocative theory on human evolution. It starts with food and an open flame By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/13/score/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/13/score/index.html?source=rss Human males have yet to evolve flesh-eating sperm like some animals, but their biological imperative for sex has made them into the creatures they are today. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/02/soccer_moms_and_e_o_wilson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/02/soccer_moms_and_e_o_wilson/index.html?source=rss The naturalist savages them as enemies of a "proper biological education" but he's firing his artillery at the wrong target. By Sarah Elizabeth Richards Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/08/homely_genes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/08/homely_genes/index.html?source=rss Research on male flycatchers topples Darwin's theory of sexual selection. By Michelle Goldberg Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/10/evolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/10/evolution/index.html?source=rss By persuading the Dover, Pa., school board to teach creationism, Christian zealots have provoked a showdown over the status of not just evolutionary theory, but science itself. By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/19/men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/19/men/index.html?source=rss Researchers find that men take pleasure in seeing pain inflicted on deserving victims, while women do not. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/25/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/25/stem_cells/index.html?source=rss Medical research is poised to make a quantum leap that will benefit sufferers from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, diabetes and other diseases. But George W. Bush's religious convictions stand in its way. By Susan McCarthy Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/01/27/tatiana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/01/27/tatiana/index.html?source=rss Dr. Tatiana mostly offers advice on banana slug penis problems and sponge louse jealousy, but we can all gain from her sexual wisdom. By John Glassie Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2002/01/14/eowilson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2002/01/14/eowilson/index.html?source=rss The great scientist and conservationist explains the terrorism we insist on overlooking. And space colonies won't help, either. By Larry Arnhart Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/02/28/idt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/02/28/idt/index.html?source=rss The religious right takes its best scientific shot at Darwin with "intelligent design" theory. By David Barash Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/23/monogamy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/23/monogamy/index.html?source=rss According to studies of the animal world, most of us are naturally inclined to "cheat" or at least have more than one mate in a lifetime. By Ralph Brave Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/01/09/genome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/01/09/genome/index.html?source=rss Six new books tackle human biology's Holy Grail, but each fights its own crusade. By Tabitha M. Powledge Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/27/gene_future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/27/gene_future/index.html?source=rss Hosanna! The Human Genome Project has been completed. We will now cure diseases, weed out defective genes and create a new supergeneration in the near future. Not. By Ralph Brave Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/26/genome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/26/genome/index.html?source=rss A tiny private company and the giant public genome project jointly crossed the finish line. But the upstart really won. By David Bowman Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/04/03/nuland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/2000/04/03/nuland/index.html?source=rss An interview with Sherwin B. Nuland, author of "The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths." By Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/10/kids_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/10/kids_drugs/index.html?source=rss Some psychiatric drugs do help children, but school and family are crucial, too. By Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/09/kid_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/09/kid_drugs/index.html?source=rss A behavioral pediatrician questions the wisdom of medicating our children. By Kristi Coale Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/17/eugenics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/11/17/eugenics/index.html?source=rss Scary eugenics documents from the turn of the century shine a disturbing light on ethical dilemmas raised by genetic testing. By Donald D. Groff Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/11/11/advisor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/11/11/advisor/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert gives advice on eco-touring in South Florida, safety in Puerto Rico and tipping etiquette at B&Bs. By Arthur Allen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/log/1999/11/04/traits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/log/1999/11/04/traits/index.html?source=rss Mammals can pass along acquired characteristics to their offspring, according to a new study. By Arthur Allen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/27/horgan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/books/1999/10/27/horgan/index.html?source=rss One author doubts that we will ever explain and control the brain. By Ann Douglas Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/11/douglas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/11/douglas/index.html?source=rss Women at elite universities may have broken the ivory ceiling, but they're still battling old-fashioned discrimination. By Vicki Rosenzweig Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/10/11/kansas_curriculum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/10/11/kansas_curriculum/index.html?source=rss Kansas isn't going far enough with changes to its science curriculum By Arthur Allen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/06/25/genetics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/06/25/genetics/index.html?source=rss Studies suggest human behavior isn't as predetermined as some thought.