Human Evolution: Natural Selection Is Still at Play, Evolutionary Biomechanist Says

Medicine & Technology Dec 26, 2023

Natural selection can still be observed until today because humans are still evolving, according to an expert. Continue reading to learn more.

Evolutionary Psychology Definition: How Principles of Evolution Shed Light on Human Behavior

Sep 27, 2023

Evolutionary psychology holds that adaptation and natural selection may have played a role in how certain abilities and behaviors were passed down. Read to learn more.

Is Natural Selection Unequal? Experts Say Darwin's Theory Controlled by Income

Jul 10, 2022

A new study suggests that natural selection is now disrupted because of income variances in the contemporary age. Learn more about the theory and how it tips the balance of human evolution.

Importance of Grandparents: Why Do Humans Live Past Their Reproductive Years?

Jul 08, 2022

Researchers argue that grandparents play an important role in the long life of humans by improving the survival and reproduction of grandchildren. Read the article for full details.

Celibacy Evolution Through Natural Selection: Men With Brothers Who Are Tibetan Monks Tend to Be Wealthier and Have More Children

Jun 23, 2022

Religious celibacy is often deemed maladaptive, but a study on Tibetan monks in Western China shows that it has a surprising advantage. Read the article to know how celibacy evolves through natural selection.

Fossils of Ancient Giraffe Shows Competition for Mates Could Be the Reason for Their Long Necks

Jun 03, 2022

Natural selection drove the giraffe family to absolute extremes that scientists are finally understanding the reason behind its long neck. Read on to find out how its amazing sexual weapon could be behind it.

Single Gene APETALA3-3 Contributes to the Sudden Evolutionary Change in Such Species

Feb 21, 2022

When Charles Darwin initially codified the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, he thought of the evolutionary change in flowers and plants as "gradual." He said they see nothing of these slow changes in progress.

Study Says Genetic Sequencing can Predict Animal Adaptability to Climate Change

May 15, 2021

Researchers from the McGill University used genome sequencing to understand natural selection in real-time. Discovering that some fish like the threespine stickleback is resilient and rapidly adapts to environmental stressors can help scientists predict which animals will adapt to climate change.

Human Evolution Evidently Taking Place Among Southeast Asian Free Divers

Dec 14, 2020

Scientists claim that the Bajau people have expanded spleens, which give them the ability to stay longer underwater.

Forearm Artery and Wisdom Teeth May Be Signs of Modern Human Evolution

Oct 15, 2020

Since ancient times, scientists have kept track of how humans have evolved from the caveman to the modern man. In recent years, they have also uncovered what may be signs of evolution in the human body.

Natural Selection of Coronavirus Fights Against Mutation by Humans

Jul 23, 2020

In a new discovery, coronavirus was found to have genetic mutations as the result of human proteins. The natural selection of the virus has allowed it to fight against mutation that may possibly be degrading it.

Climate Change Causes Red Deer Species to Give Birth at an Earlier Time as Means for Adaptation

Nov 12, 2019

Because of climate change and its effects on the present environmental conditions, changes can be observed in the distribution of phenotypic traits or the observable and measurable trait of an individual. Finding answers as to how these mechanisms are responsible for the changes has proven to be difficult.

A Cornucopia of Fossils Reveals the End for Dinosaurs

Mar 31, 2019

Scientists in the US have discovered a mother lode of fossils showing the effect of a giant asteroid.

Could African Elephants be leaving behind an identifiable trait to preserve their species?

Mar 28, 2019

Elephants are undergoing a species saving evolution—no tusks!

How the Opah Managed To Hide Its Warm Blood In Ocean Depths

May 16, 2015

This week scientists discovered the first known warm-blooded fish; except that this fish was already well-known to humans. The comically appointed opah, a large silver and red fish that is large, circular, and flat, has been making appearances in fishing nets off the coast of west Africa and Hawaii for years.