Plants and animals

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in early humans ignore a dirty but potentially crucial part of the original ‘paleo diet’

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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted while women gathered. The story goes that this gender division of labor would have provided the meat and plant foods that people needed to survive. That characterization of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods—before humans began domesticating … Read more

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in early humans ignore a dirty but potentially crucial part of the original ‘paleo diet’

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One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted while women gathered. The story goes that this gender division of labor would have provided the meat and plant foods that people needed to survive. That characterization of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods—before humans began domesticating … Read more

The animals you can count on to predict the weather, according to science

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Punxatawney Phil, the central character of the annual winter ritual known as Groundhog’s Day, isn’t great at his job. His predictions are more often wrong than right. On Friday, the fortune-telling groundhog did not see … Read more

The animals you can count on to predict the weather, according to science

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Punxatawney Phil, the central character of the annual winter ritual known as Groundhog’s Day, isn’t great at his job. His predictions are more often wrong than right. On Friday, the fortune-telling groundhog did not see … Read more

Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough

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A living copepod with egg sacs at 10x magnification. These ocean creatures quickly produce new generations, allowing for faster evolution. NNehring/E+ Getty Images Cold-blooded species, such as lizards, frogs and fish, are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they have a limited ability to regulate their own body temperature. Their ability to evolve in response … Read more