In his debut book, the evolutionary biologist decodes the most exciting turning points in the effort to map what links all life forms. An excerpt from How to Make an Animal.

The crab Louis salad represents San Francisco culinary history on a plate – generous portions of sweet Dungeness crab meat atop crisp lettuce with a house-made Louis dressing that achieves perfect ...

Across the country, high-stakes chess games are being played out and the pieces are us. While the media frames every move as a fight for “democracy,” the truth is more ...