A religiously inspired change in the European diet about a thousand years ago led to the development of the modern domesticated chicken. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Earthworm numbers doubled in fields after farmers switched from conventional plowing to no-till agriculture. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Killer whales appear to be splitting into several separate species, perhaps because cultural differences among populations are driving them apart -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Bacteria swap DNA among themselves. And that process may be more common in multicellular organisms than previously believed. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com