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Tag: natural selection
Same-Sex Behavior Is Surprisingly Common in Animals — Humans Are No Exception
Some people claim same-sex attraction is "unnatural." Biology says otherwise
Why some skunks are losing their black-and-white stripes (and why this is good news for skunks)
Skunks' stripes fade in safer environments, showing how less danger leads to evolutionary changes in warning coloration.
New Research Suggests Evolution Itself Evolves
The mechanisms of evolution may change according to the challenges of the environment.
Evolution is not just survival of the fittest. It’s also survival of the luckiest — and this science proves it
Even in a world of absolute equals, small strokes of luck can shape survival and evolutionary success in nature.
Alcohol consumption in the natural world is way more common than you thought
Ethanol is more than a human invention. New research reveals how animals across ecosystems encounter and adapt to ethanol.
How natural selection leads to evolution
It's one of the most revolutionary theories in science.
Not so picky and coy after all: Female animals also have mating contests. They’re just more subtle than males
The effect of sexual selection on females has been largely ignored in favor of the more pronounced and obvious effect ...
Why mice have the potential to become as venomous as a viper
Scientists have discovered an underlying molecular link between venom glands in snakes and salivary glands in mammals.
Evolution: What is it? How does it work?
Nature has a way of pressuring creatures to adapt to their environments over generations.
Debunking some misconceptions about evolution
Sometimes, it's good to remember that even evolution doesn't want you to be perfect. Good enough is just fine.
Aliens could be more like us than we think, say Oxford scientists
Natural selection fosters certain qualities so aliens shouldn't look extremely different from humans.
How agriculture shaped our genes through natural selection
Once with the advent of agriculture, and its spread to Europe from the Near East, human society was transformed forever. ...
Scientists create ‘artificial evolution’ for the first time
Scientists have made a significant step towards developing fully artificial life - for the first time, they demonstrated evolution in a ...
Cambridge University releases over 12,000 images from Darwin’s original notes
Charle's Darwin's original notes during which he first scribbled down the ideas which led to evolution have been digitized and ...
Biologists witness the birth of a new species before their very eyes
An exceptional Biologists duo who have studying an ecosystem from the Galapagos Islands for the past 40 years have made ...
How natural selection helped Siberian natives survive harsh cold
Though Siberia stretches across about 10% of the world's land surface, it's only occupied by 0.5% of the world's population, ...
Humanity is still subjected to the natural process of evolution, despite advances
Evolution, in very loose lines, is defined as the process which allows a species to survive by passing on the ...
