Tag: Sexual Selection

  • Nation & World

    Status shift for whale pelvic bones

    New research challenges the notion that the small pelvic bones found in whales are evolutionary vestiges.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    When cooperation counts

    A new study conducted by Harvard scientists shows that in deer mice, a species known to be highly promiscuous, sperm clump together to swim in a more linear fashion, increasing their chances of fertilization.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Horns aplenty

    A new exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History highlights the enormous diversity of antlers and horns and examines how they came into being and what they’re used for.

    4 minutes