Evolution(Page 12)

The latest science on how life has adapted and changed over generations—and how new species come to be.

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Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster
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Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster

By Francie Diep

Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras
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Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras

By Alissa Zhu

Pest In Brazil Has Evolved Resistance Against GMO Corn
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Pest In Brazil Has Evolved Resistance Against GMO Corn

By Francie Diep

Ask Anything: Can Humans Smell Fear?
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Ask Anything: Can Humans Smell Fear?

By Daniel Engber

Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?
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Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?

By Emily Gertz

Left To Their Own Devices, Robots Evolve Into Diverse Populations
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Left To Their Own Devices, Robots Evolve Into Diverse Populations

By Francie Diep

More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine
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More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine
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Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?
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Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?

By Francie Diep

How Evolution Determines The Flavor Of Beer and Whiskey
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How Evolution Determines The Flavor Of Beer and Whiskey

By Kevin Liu

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?
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Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?
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FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?

By Benjamin Ewen-Campen

7 Amazing Living Fossils
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7 Amazing Living Fossils

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?
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FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

By Natalie Wolchover

In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals
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In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?
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FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

By Natalie Wolchover

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]
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What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Evidence: When Did Humanity’s Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?
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New Evidence: When Did Humanity’s Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?

By Francie Diep

Evolution of animals
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Could Dragons Have Existed If Evolution Had Taken A Different Turn?

By Bjorn Carey

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought
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Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

By Shaunacy Ferro

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed
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Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed

By Dan Nosowitz

Przewalski's Horse
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Scientists Decode DNA Of 700,000-Year-Old Horse

By Francie Diep

Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No
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Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No

By Francie Diep

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots
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A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds
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1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?
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FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?

By Sally Zhang

What Cannibals Could Teach Us About Evolution
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What Cannibals Could Teach Us About Evolution

By Lindsey Kratochwill

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?
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FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

By Dan Nosowitz

Your Paleofads Are Paleo-B.S.
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Your Paleofads Are Paleo-B.S.

By Marlene Zuk

What If Darwin Had Never Existed?
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What If Darwin Had Never Existed?

By Peter J. Bowler

Penis Size Matters, Study Says
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Penis Size Matters, Study Says

By Francie Diep

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?
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FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

By Daniel Engber

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?
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Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

By Colin Lecher

Fruit Flies Force-Feed Their Children Alcohol
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Fruit Flies Force-Feed Their Children Alcohol

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Drama Over Project Encode, And Why Big Science And Small Science Are Different
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The Drama Over Project Encode, And Why Big Science And Small Science Are Different

By Rebecca Boyle

The Human Race Will Come To An End. What’s Next?
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The Human Race Will Come To An End. What’s Next?

By Chip Walter

Harvard Professor Seeks ‘Adventurous’ Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)
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Harvard Professor Seeks ‘Adventurous’ Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)

By Colin Lecher

Particle Accelerator Reveals That First Land Animals Walked Like Seals
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Particle Accelerator Reveals That First Land Animals Walked Like Seals

By Rebecca Boyle

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]
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How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans
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Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So
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Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So

By Rebecca Boyle

Eating Cooked Food Made Us Human
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Eating Cooked Food Made Us Human

By Rebecca Boyle

Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History
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Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It’s Melted?
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FYI: Why Does Cheese Taste Better When It’s Melted?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?
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FYI: Why Do Girls Throw Like A Girl?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?
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FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?

By Daniel Engber

Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation
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Ten Astounding Cases of Modern Evolution and Adaptation

By Dan Nosowitz

Jurassic Mammal Fossil Hints At Earlier Split Between Placental Mammals and Marsupials
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Jurassic Mammal Fossil Hints At Earlier Split Between Placental Mammals and Marsupials

By Rebecca Boyle

Doctors Who Work With X-Rays May Be Adapting at the Cellular Level to Withstand Radiation
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Doctors Who Work With X-Rays May Be Adapting at the Cellular Level to Withstand Radiation

By Rebecca Boyle

Some Mice Have Become Immune to Poison Through Natural but Highly Unusual Evolution
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Some Mice Have Become Immune to Poison Through Natural but Highly Unusual Evolution

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea
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Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea

By Jennifer Abbasi

Video: Creepy Madagascan Beasts Rub Their Back Hairs Together To Make Squeaks
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Video: Creepy Madagascan Beasts Rub Their Back Hairs Together To Make Squeaks

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Why Do Ducks Have Orange Feet?
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FYI: Why Do Ducks Have Orange Feet?

By Bjorn Carey

Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken
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Scientist Vows To Reverse-Engineer Dinosaur From Chicken

By Stuart Fox

Living Fossils
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Living Fossils

By Matt Ransford