Become an evolutionary detective to find the Mystery Animal! The animal kingdom (Metazoa, in Greek) is full of our distant relatives… some more distant than others! Metazooa is a game that tests how well you know our extended family tree.

Your goal is to figure out today’s Mystery Animal in as few guesses as possible. Wrong guesses will narrow down the answer by taxonomic rank (kingdom, phylum, class, order, etc.) The more your guess has in common with the answer, the more you will learn about the Animal.

Evolution isn’t about inevitable or inescapable things.

Capitalism’s power structures also affect policy-making. 😭💔

Shortly after Homo sapiens arose, harsh climate conditions nearly extinguished our species. The small population that gave rise to all humans alive today may have survived by exploiting a unique combination of resources along the southern coast of Africa

Does God exist? Do societies thrive under a religious influence? Ben Shapiro and noted atheist Michael Shermer debate Christianity’s role in cultural advance…

The tale of how birds evolved such an efficient respiratory system told in the style of Rudyard Kipling “Just So” stories.

Man’s ambitions to play God are enduring and timeless. Alex Garland’s Ex Machina transposes this concept—the urges to dominate and control technology, nature, and…

Is the natural world creative? Just take a look around it.

Unfortunately, many people have persistent misconceptions about evolution. Some are simple misunderstandings—ideas that develop in the course of learning about evolution, possibly from school experiences and/or the media. Other misconceptions may stem from purposeful attempts to misrepresent evolution and undermine the public’s understanding of this topic.

Browse the lists below to learn about common misconceptions regarding evolution, as well as clarifications of these misconceptions.