The aye-aye of Madagascar looks like a character from a dark fairy tale. With its wide eyes, elongated fingers, and bat-like ears, this nocturnal lemur is both eerie and enchanting. It uses its ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. The world’s largest nocturnal primate—the aye-aye—is steeped in superstition in its native ..

Natural selection has allowed the aye-aye's wonderfully mutated finger to spread through the population. And this same law applies to all life. If you have a mutation that helps you in the ...