Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. From their wolf ancestors to today’s sweet, loyal ...

I was talking to a colleague of mine who is a professor of biology. He casually commented to me "You know if an astrobiologist from Mars or some other place in the universe came to earth and decided ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...