Evolution: Facts, news, features and articles about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth
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This Tiny Knee Bone Had Nearly Vanished As Humans Evolved. It's Coming BackWhy is this tiny bone making a comeback?
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Humans Are Eating Most of Earth's Largest Animals to ExtinctionHumans are hunting and eating 60 percent of Earth's largest animals into an early grave.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Could Evolution Ever Bring Back the Dinosaurs?Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for hundreds of millions of years before they died in an asteroid blast 66 million years ago. So, could these gigantic reptiles ever re-evolve back to our modern world?
By Jane Labous Published
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Brain of Mysterious 'Little Foot' Human Relative Was Half-Man, Half-ApeThe brain of a very old human ancestor looks a lot like an ape's and a little like a human's.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Puppy-Size Roaches (and Other Bizarre Creatures) Pop Up in 'Beyond the Sixth Extinction'In a toxic landscape of the future, what strange animals might evolve?
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Chemistry Nobel Awarded to Scientists for Taking the Reins on EvolutionEvolution is unfolding in test tubes.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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How Did Opium Poppies Get Their Painkilling Properties?Humans have been turning to the poppy plant to get high or relieve pain for thousands of years.
By Leslie Nemo Published
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Early Humans Probably Didn't Evolve from a Single Population in AfricaDid humans evolve from one population in Africa? Probably not.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Ancient Human Ancestors Had to Deal with Climbing ToddlersA new discovery finds that our ancestors' toddlers had a special toe that made them better suited for climbing compared to the adults.
By Kimberly Hickok Published
