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Philosophy of Science, Vol. 63, No. 5, Supplement. Proceedings of the 1996 Biennial Meetings of the Philosophy of Science Association. Part I: Contributed Papers (Sep., 1996), pp. S125-S133 (9 pages) ...

In our racially charged, and often divided society, skin color is still one of the most definable variations in the human species. While many narrow-minded orators (and even a prominent scientist) ...

Ten years ago, while at the university of Western Australia, anthropologist Nina Jablonski was asked to give a lecture on human skin. As an expert in primate evolution, she decided to discuss the ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has led scientists to a deeper understanding of how butterfly wing color is created and evolves. The study, led by ...