The Quarterly Review of Biology

The QRB presents insightful historical, philosophical, and technical treatments of important biological topics. We publish outstanding review articles of generous length that are guided by an expansive, inclusive, and often humanistic understanding of biology.

This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology examines the potential for mother-son conflict as a consequence of the greater cost of rearing males, as compared to rearing females, due to sex-specific growth differences. Read it here: ow.ly/Lx8a50Y8Ymq @QRevBiol

This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology assesses two modes of vocal learning among birds to suggest that the ability to extract information from sounds is better developed in birds than their ability to encode information in sound. ow.ly/i93x50XH9O6. @QRevBiol

The Quarterly Review of Biology turns 100! We're celebrating the journal's anniversary with free-to-read articles from the archives, through 2026. Learn more: ow.ly/xXli50X7Z5B @QRevBiol

"Can insects feel pain?" This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology revisits Eisemann et al., a 1984 study that concluded insects did not feel pain. Learn why the 1984 findings may be flawed here: ow.ly/nnXx50WNMpm @QRevBiol

This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology revisits Rapoport's Rule, coined by George Stevens to describe a positive relationship between range size and latitude. Learn about its components, variability, and limitations here: ow.ly/xaaA50WttQc @QRevBiol

This Open Access article from The Quarterly Review of Biology sheds light on agency and how agential behaviors affect and influence the evolution from unicellularity to multicellularity. Find it here: ow.ly/JPBF50WgT1b @QRevBiol

"Meticulous [and] engaging. [Donald Prothero] is a master of identifying, distilling, and connecting key developments...while presenting them in a personal and accessible manner."—Eric Post, The Quarterly Review of Biology. buff.ly/mmcdlZj #ClimateScience @QRevBiol

It's great to see this new review of David Redvaldsen's book in our #MBSMH series! "A must-read for anyone interested in the history of eugenics" - bit.ly/4k00y55 @QRevBiol @ChicagoJournals Click here to download your copy of the book: bit.ly/4lbI8zf

How is urbanization affecting spiders' behavior? This article from The Quarterly Review of Biology explores how spiders navigate increasingly urban environments—and succeed. Read it here: ow.ly/IW2b50VTHwy @QRevBiol

To celebrate The Quarterly Review of Biology’s 100th anniversary, we invite you to contribute to The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund. For more information, please see journals.uchicago.edu/journals/qrb/b….

The March issue (Volume 100, Issue 1) of the QRB is now available. journals.uchicago.edu/toc/qrb/current

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What effects could using AI have on human evolution? This press release highlights an article from The Quarterly Review of Biology that strives to answer this question and proposes potential outcomes. Read the press release here: ow.ly/j4nH50UJSPg @QRevBiol

Fulbright Amazonia: Dávalos Bridges Borders to Confront Climate Challenges news.stonybrook.edu/university/ful…

The QRB begins its 100th year of publication in 2025. Watch for special celebrations throughout the year. @UChicagoPress #100Years

This month is the 13th anniversary of the publication I am most proud of, where I proposed a new framework for Multiple Sclerosis and neurodegeneration as metabolic diseases. Since then, evidence have accumulated, new partnerships were made and …

The December issue (Volume 99, Number 4) of the QRB is now available. journals.uchicago.edu/toc/qrb/current

My recent article in @QRevBiol on how AI might influence human evolution is intended as a conversation starter. But it runs >16k words. Before you make that commitment, see this quick intro at @ConversationEDU. Then stay for the paper. theconversation.com/smaller-brains…

🌎✨ Climate Change in the Amazon Join us at the Climate Change in the Amazon Symposium. 📅 Date: December 6th ⏰ Time: 12:30-5:00 PM 📍 Location: Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Seminar Room

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience