Evolution: Facts, news, features and articles about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth
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Weird chromosome loss found in these creeping volesCreeping voles lost their Y chromosome, but they don't seem to be missing the sex chromosome.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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First life could have evolved on ancient islandsEarth could have hosted islands as long as 4 billion years ago, leaving open the possibility that the first life could have evolved on land rather than near hydrothermal vents.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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The electric hum of life may have originated with primordial lightningA low-frequency hum in our cells syncs may have synced with ancient sky bolts.
By Mara Johnson-Groh Published
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Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to SayOpinion A look at 4.5 billion years of Earth's history tells us that intelligence, including extraterrestrial intelligence, is unlikely to evolve.
By Nick Longrich Published
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Humans Are Growing Weird, Bone Spikes on Their Skulls. Smartphones May Be the Culprit.By Laura Geggel Published
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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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