Our fifth newsletter marks the anniversary of Charles Darwin setting sail aboard HMS Beagle.
Newsletter No. 5: Discovery and adventure
human evolution
10-Jan-1860: Darwin to Lyell
On 10th January 1860, Charles Darwin wrote to his good friend the geologist Charles Lyell, humorously describing mankind’s ancestor.
Your Inner Fish
I've just finished reading 'Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of the Human Body' by Neil Shubin.
Support for 'Out of Africa' hypothesis
But I can't see it convincing everyone.
The blue moon butterfly bottleneck
How evolutionary bottlenecks can help preserve disadvantageous traits.