http://www.binghamton.edu/thisviewoflife/index.php Articles from Evolution: This View of Life en-us rkadar1@binghamton.edu (Managing Editor) Copyright 2013 This View of Life Sun, 19 May 2013 16:28:26 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/how-fairness-depends-on-your-social-status http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/how-fairness-depends-on-your-social-status#When:16:28:26Z A growing body of research indicates that we do not hold people of different social status to the same standards. A growing body of research indicates that we do not hold people of different social status to the same standards. Denise Dellarosa Cummins articles Sun, 19 May 2013 16:28:26 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/soldiers-faces-predict-aggression-military-rank-and-number-of-children http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/soldiers-faces-predict-aggression-military-rank-and-number-of-children#When:05:02:58Z What role has aggression played in human evolution? Can scientists predict who might be more aggressive? What role has aggression played in human evolution? Can scientists predict who might be more aggressive? John Loehr articles Thu, 16 May 2013 05:02:58 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/secrets-of-coastal-creatures-revealed-by-their-tracks-trails-and-burrows-in http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/secrets-of-coastal-creatures-revealed-by-their-tracks-trails-and-burrows-in#When:19:31:32Z If you thought a barrier island was just sand and surf, once you gleefully wade through the watery and terrestrial recesses of every barrier-island habitat presented in this book, you will be astounded at the teaming life forms and their graffiti that encodes their behavior in the sands of time. If you thought a barrier island was just sand and surf, once you gleefully wade through the watery and terrestrial recesses of every barrier-island habitat presented in this book, you will be astounded at the teaming life forms and their graffiti that encodes their behavior in the sands of time. Sally Walker exclusives Wed, 15 May 2013 19:31:32 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/microraptor-snacked-on-fish http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/microraptor-snacked-on-fish#When:18:27:05Z Paleontologists can now add fish to the list of prey the small bird-like dinosaur Microraptor ate during its heyday 120 million years ago. Paleontologists can now add fish to the list of prey the small bird-like dinosaur Microraptor ate during its heyday 120 million years ago. Laura Komor articles Wed, 15 May 2013 18:27:05 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/darwin-wallace-evolution-and-atheism http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/darwin-wallace-evolution-and-atheism#When:14:24:12Z Is it possible to accept evolution without being an atheist? Is it possible to accept evolution without being an atheist? Paul Braterman articles Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:12 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/geoffrey-miller-why-the-seduction-crowd-picked-up-on-my-work http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/geoffrey-miller-why-the-seduction-crowd-picked-up-on-my-work#When:14:02:57Z The allure of evolutionary psychology for the dating world. The allure of evolutionary psychology for the dating world. Geoffrey Miller articles Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:57 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-humans-took-up-farming-they-like-to-own-stuff http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-humans-took-up-farming-they-like-to-own-stuff#When:13:36:10Z Did private property invite agriculture? Did private property invite agriculture? RHITU CHATTERJEE articles Wed, 15 May 2013 13:36:10 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/fish-dna-tie-fins-to-limb-evolution http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/fish-dna-tie-fins-to-limb-evolution#When:21:37:49Z A new study analyzed the genes of the fish believed to have been the closest relatives of land-walkers, and reported evidence of DNA that closely resembles appendage-forming DNA in animals today. A new study analyzed the genes of the fish believed to have been the closest relatives of land-walkers, and reported evidence of DNA that closely resembles appendage-forming DNA in animals today. Laura Komor articles Tue, 14 May 2013 21:37:49 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/tiny-ancient-bird-was-relative-of-hummingbirds http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/tiny-ancient-bird-was-relative-of-hummingbirds#When:16:34:06Z A new fossil discovery is telling scientists more about where hummingbirds came from, and how they evolved. A new fossil discovery is telling scientists more about where hummingbirds came from, and how they evolved. Laura Komor articles Fri, 10 May 2013 16:34:06 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/volcanic-eruptions-timed-close-to-mass-extinction http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/volcanic-eruptions-timed-close-to-mass-extinction#When:16:14:45Z A study recently published in the journal Science puts a time period on the eruptions that is far more concrete than any estimate thus far. A study recently published in the journal Science puts a time period on the eruptions that is far more concrete than any estimate thus far. Laura Komor articles Wed, 08 May 2013 16:14:45 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/cambrian-caviar-part-3-old-embryos-maturing-with-age http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/cambrian-caviar-part-3-old-embryos-maturing-with-age#When:18:37:59Z How did these embryo fossils come to exist? Are there other taxa out there? And to what extent do they conserve original biological features? How did these embryo fossils come to exist? Are there other taxa out there? And to what extent do they conserve original biological features? Drew Muscente exclusives Tue, 07 May 2013 18:37:59 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/ancient-fish-had-anal-appendages http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/ancient-fish-had-anal-appendages#When:19:54:09Z A strange new fossil fish is giving paleontologists insight into the evolution of vertebrates. A strange new fossil fish is giving paleontologists insight into the evolution of vertebrates. Laura Komor articles Wed, 01 May 2013 19:54:09 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/cambrian-caviar-fossil-embryology-grows-up http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/cambrian-caviar-fossil-embryology-grows-up#When:12:33:16Z 600-million-year-old fossils from South China—once relegated to the wastebasket—received new attention from the entire international scientific community, yielding the promising field of paleoembryology. 600-million-year-old fossils from South China—once relegated to the wastebasket—received new attention from the entire international scientific community, yielding the promising field of paleoembryology. Drew Muscente exclusives Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:33:16 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/animal-culture-in-monkeys-and-whales http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/animal-culture-in-monkeys-and-whales#When:19:40:08Z We thought humans only have culture. We were wrong. We thought humans only have culture. We were wrong. Michael Balter articles Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:40:08 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/biology-and-the-border http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/biology-and-the-border#When:17:57:48Z To understand why the border will never be secure, and why it doesn’t matter anyway, we have to turn to other voices. To understand why the border will never be secure, and why it doesn’t matter anyway, we have to turn to other voices. Rafe Sagarin articles Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:57:48 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/columbus-was-five-hundred-million-years-late http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/columbus-was-five-hundred-million-years-late#When:19:17:14Z In spite of what our history books might have taught us, it was the euthycarcinoids that first stepped foot on the “New World” – while giant slug-like mollusks slimed ashore and primitive crustaceans fed along the land/water's edge. In spite of what our history books might have taught us, it was the euthycarcinoids that first stepped foot on the “New World” – while giant slug-like mollusks slimed ashore and primitive crustaceans fed along the land/water's edge. Chris Gass exclusives Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:17:14 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/tadpole-shrimp-living-fossil-and-cryptic-species http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/tadpole-shrimp-living-fossil-and-cryptic-species#When:18:03:30Z Tadpole shrimp species evolved and diversified much more recently than the fossil record indicates. Tadpole shrimp species evolved and diversified much more recently than the fossil record indicates. Laura Komor articles Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:03:30 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/the-dragon-from-the-isle-of-wight http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/the-dragon-from-the-isle-of-wight#When:19:04:32Z A young fossil collector's find turns out to be a new species of azhdarchid, Vectidraco daisymorrisae, recently described in the journal PLoS ONE. A young fossil collector's find turns out to be a new species of azhdarchid, Vectidraco daisymorrisae, recently described in the journal PLoS ONE. Cameron Halladay articles Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:04:32 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/believing-in-an-angry-god-associated-with-mental-illness http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/believing-in-an-angry-god-associated-with-mental-illness#When:15:52:24Z People who believe in an angry, punishing God are much more likely to suffer from a variety of mental illnesses. People who believe in an angry, punishing God are much more likely to suffer from a variety of mental illnesses. Stephen C. Webster articles Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:52:24 +0000 http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/cambrian-caviar-part-1-finding-fossil-eggs-and-embryos http://www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/cambrian-caviar-part-1-finding-fossil-eggs-and-embryos#When:15:11:29Z Fossilized embryos are the ‘missing links’ that can help bridge the gap between the ambiguous fossils that first appear in the Ediacaran and all the diverse taxa that exist today. Fossilized embryos are the ‘missing links’ that can help bridge the gap between the ambiguous fossils that first appear in the Ediacaran and all the diverse taxa that exist today. Drew Muscente exclusives Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:11:29 +0000