10+ Best Articles on Biology
The most useful articles on biology from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Biology Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on biology by Refind users in 2024 so far.
Videos
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The ‘alpha male’ myth, debunked
Primatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term ‘alpha male.’ Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an ‘alpha male’ really is...
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How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once
A major new report calls on humanity to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises simultaneously. Here's what that might look like.
«HUMANITY IS STRUGGLING to contain two compounding crises: skyrocketing global temperatures and plummeting biodiversity. But people tend to tackle each problem on its own»
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on biology—all under 10 minutes.
Visualizing the Inside of Cells at Previously Impossible Resolutions Provides Vivid Insights Into How They Work
Understanding how biological structures fit together in a cell is key to understanding how organisms function.
What to Expect in Neuroscience, Genetics, Longevity, Biotech, and Psychedelics in 2022
We ask the experts what’s coming in the next 12 months.
Book Review: The Magic and Mystery of Human Cells
In "The Song of the Cell," Siddhartha Mukherjee explores the body's building blocks and their therapeutic potential.
Hot news from two billion years ago: plankton actually moved mountains
Our planet’s geology shaped life on Earth. But now scientists reveal it worked the other way around too
How Did Altruism Evolve?
If evolution favors the survival of the fittest, where did the impulse to help others come from? Host Janna Levin speaks with Stephanie Preston, a neuropsychologist who studies the biology of altruism.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on biology.
The Ideological Subversion of Biology
SUMMARY: Biology faces a grave threat from “progressive” politics that are changing the way our work is done, delimiting areas of biology that are taboo and will not be funded by the government or…
How a DNA ‘Parasite’ May Have Fragmented Our Genes
A novel type of “jumping gene” may explain why the genomes of complex cells aren’t all equally stuffed with noncoding sequences.
Denis Noble on Emergence
Denis Noble is author of The Music of Life. He discusses reductionism emergence evolution mathematics and music. Video and transcript.
«Self-maintaining, right. I think you’re saying more than that. It’s self-maintaining but then can generate new emergence?»
Why have humans evolved to have a long journey to adulthood?
Our childhood is preposterously long compared to other animals. Is it the secret to our evolutionary success?
266 | Christoph Adami on How Information Makes Sense of Biology
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