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Human evolution has ended
Biology

Human evolution has ended

Humans will not take another step in the evolutionary path because the impetus for it is disappearing, a leading UK genetic expert said.

December 17, 2018
Discover new ants in Amazon
Biology

Discover new ants in Amazon

The blind ant species live underground by evolutionary biologist Christian Rabeling (University of Texas, Austin) discovered in the Amazon rainforest is the descendants…

December 17, 2018
Evolutionary defense system in earring plants
Biology

Evolutionary defense system in earring plants

There is a saying that the enemy understands your weakest point very right in the case of leafy plants and creatures that evolve: When plant eaters develop a new offensi…

December 17, 2018
The law of evolution is complex
Biology

The law of evolution is complex

Scientists have found evidence that the laws of evolution make animals more complex. Surveying fossils in the past 550 million years, the team conducted observations of…

December 17, 2018
The evolution of sleep
Biology

The evolution of sleep

The roundworm C. elegans, the main subject of research, may be the key to opening the door to one of the central biological mysteries: Why we sleep. Researchers at the U…

December 17, 2018
Can mushrooms tell us the evolution of two sexes?
Biology

Can mushrooms tell us the evolution of two sexes?

Mushrooms do not clearly divide males but they have sex differences. A new finding by Duke University Medical Center has revealed some of the earliest forms of fungi tha…

December 17, 2018
Extreme evolution to avoid extinction
Biology

Extreme evolution to avoid extinction

This story about butterflies in Samoa is an example of the fastest natural selection observed so far, and shows that evolution can accelerate when a major threat arises.

December 17, 2018