The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …

Evolutionary game theory is a truly interdisciplinary subject that goes well beyond the limits
of biology. Mathematical minds get hooked up in simple models for evolution and often …

A historical tendency to use European ancestry samples hinders medical genetics research,
including the use of polygenic scores, which are individual-level metrics of genetic risk. We …

The nature of domestication is often misunderstood. Most definitions of the process are
anthropocentric and center on human intentionality, which minimizes the role of …

Chemical contaminants in the environment have become a growing concern due to their
detrimental effects on the ecology and evolution of organisms. Understanding the impacts of …

Despite theoretical justification for the evolution of animal culture, empirical evidence for it
beyond mammals and birds remains scant, and we still know little about the process of …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

Highlights•Birds can show cultural behaviour across multiple behavioural
contexts.•Evolutionary theory is a useful tool to examine cultural change over time.•I review …

Integrating the social and natural sciences to effectively tackle the intertwined challenges
represented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been advocated for years …

Using a unique dataset from China, this paper shows that the intensity of epidemic disasters
during the country's last feudal period (1644–1895) promoted tourism businesses' …