differential survival and reproduction of individuals in nature due to differences in phenotype; a key mechanism of evolution
Borrowing an idea from one research discipline to solve a thorny problem in another is an age-old scientific trick. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ... Show more
Borrowing an idea from one research discipline to solve a thorny problem in another is an age-old scientific trick. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ... Show more
Borrowing an idea from one research discipline to solve a thorny problem in another is an age-old scientific trick. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural ... Show more
Taiwan study shows ongoing natural selection shaping disease susceptibility - Focus Taiwan
focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202609150024
How Rogue AI Could Act Like an Invasive Species: The rogue OpenAI agents that attacked Hugging Face suggest an AI escape could be on the horizon ...
time.com/article/2026/09/01/rogue-ai-chatgpt-hugging-face-invasive-species/
Chinese script evolved like a living organism driven by natural selection: study: Research shows a small set of high-frequency building blocks shaped the writing ...
scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3365849/chinese-script-evolved-living-organism-driven-natural-selection-study
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Scientists turn modern biobanks into a new window on human evolution: For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using ...
phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-modern-biobanks-window-human.html
Scientists say humans are still evolving - even if we don’t notice changes in our lifetimes.
But with new technologies and scientific advances like gene ... Show more
CrowdScience - Could technology improve our brains? - BBC Sounds
CrowdScience - Could technology improve our brains? - BBC Sounds
Larger brain, smaller face: Human evolution took a different course than previously thought
phys.org/news/2026-07-larger-brain-smaller-human-evolution.html
New Scientist Jul 06
Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason: Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an ...
newscientist.com/article/2532890-human-brains-may-have-got-bigger-for-no-particular-reason/
dlvr.it Jul 01
An artificial cell with a full lifecycle has been created for the first time: SpudCell can feed, divide, and even outcompete its siblings. It's not truly alive ...
theregister.com/science/2026/07/01/an-artificial-cell-with-a-full-lifecycle-has-been-created-for-the-first-time/5265296
Evolution’s Greatest Flaw: Why natural selection is more bumbling than brilliant: The most admirable parts about evolution is its success with camouflage and ...
indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/evolutions-greatest-flaw-why-natural-selection-is-more-bumbling-than-brilliant-10747621/
livescience Jun 08
Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds
livescience.com/archaeology/americas/thanks-to-natural-selection-indigenous-andeans-may-digest-potatoes-better-than-anyone-else-in-the-world-study-finds
'Selection shadow' may explain why longer lives bring more age-related disease
phys.org/news/2026-06-shadow-longer-age-disease.html
OpinionCOMMENT | Another tragedy on the roads: The 'Sendirian Berhad' mentality: A fatal crash sparks reflection on selfish behaviour and a culture of individualism.
malaysiakini.com/columns/776856
Paid articlePaywall Humans are still evolving, major DNA study suggests: New research shows natural selection continues to shape modern humans, influencing traits from red hair to ...
indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/humans-are-still-evolving-major-dna-study-suggests-10663704/
SciTechDaily Apr 28
Ancient DNA Study Reveals Human Evolution Is Happening Faster Than We Thought: New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution ...
scitechdaily.com/ancient-dna-study-reveals-human-evolution-is-happening-faster-than-we-thought/
Live Science Apr 28
'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less ...
livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/human-evolution-didnt-slow-down-we-were-just-missing-the-signal-large-dna-study-reveals-natural-selection-led-to-more-redheads-and-less-male-pattern-baldness
An 1848 Amazon expedition by Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Bates reshaped the study of natural history and evolution. How did their discoveries ... Show more
livescience Apr 15
'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less ...
livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/human-evolution-didnt-slow-down-we-were-just-missing-the-signal-large-dna-study-reveals-natural-selection-led-to-more-redheads-and-less-male-pattern-baldness
The Spectator Apr 21
Why gingers have more fun (genetically at least): Contrary to what we redheads have been led to believe, we are not disappearing, according to a recent Harvard ...
spectator.com/article/why-gingers-have-more-fun-genetically-at-least/
Nature Apr 16
Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia: Ancient DNA has transformed our understanding of population history1 ...
nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10358-1
How natural selection really shaped humanity: Adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure is surprisingly common
economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/04/15/how-natural-selection-really-shaped-humanity
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ekathimerini.com Apr 17
Nature is still molding human genes, study finds: Many scientists have contended that humans have evolved very little over the past 10,000 years.
ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1301045/nature-is-still-molding-human-genes-study-finds/
Red hair gene favoured by natural selection over last 10,000 years, study finds: Scientists who analysed nearly 16,000 ancient remains suggest red hair and fair ...
theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/16/red-hair-gene-favoured-natural-selection-study
How farming changed us: Ancient DNA reveals natural selection sped up in recent human evolution
phys.org/news/2026-04-farming-ancient-dna-reveals-natural.html
Why do we have chins? Researchers may finally know: Humans are the only species that has chins. A recent study sheds light on how that came to be and why ...
scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/why-do-we-have-chins-researchers-may-finally-know/
github.com Mar 14
GitHub - ranausmanai/AutoPrompt: 🧬 Natural selection for prompts, code, and text — powered by LLMs. Feed it a seed + fitness criteria, get evolved output ...
github.com/ranausmanai/AutoPrompt
today.ucsd.edu Mar 10
Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds
today.ucsd.edu/story/recent-pandemic-viruses-jumped-to-humans-without-prior-adaptation-uc-san-diego-study-finds
Recent pandemic viruses jumped to humans without prior adaptation, study finds: A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a ...
phys.org/news/2026-03-pandemic-viruses-humans-prior.html
Convergent and lineage-specific genomic changes shape adaptations in sugar-consuming birds
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt1522
Flipped chromosomal segments drive natural selection, Atlantic silversides study shows
phys.org/news/2026-03-flipped-chromosomal-segments-natural-atlantic.html
Only humans have chins: Study shows it's an evolutionary accident: Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his ...
phys.org/news/2026-02-humans-chins-evolutionary-accident.html
War-hit dogs of Ukraine are experiencing natural disaster-scale changes: Dogs of Ukraine could face a change on the genetic level because of the war in the ...
wionews.com/trending/war-hit-dogs-of-ukraine-are-experiencing-natural-disaster-scale-evolution-1770982198580
TVP World Jan 25
‘A brutal form of selection’: How war in Ukraine pushed frontline dogs into savage battle for survival
tvpworld.com/91237471/russias-war-drives-brutal-natural-selection-among-ukraines-dogs
404 Media Jan 22
Scientists Got Men to Rate Penises by How Intimidating They Are. This Is What They Found.
404media.co/scientists-got-men-to-rate-penises-by-how-intimidating-they-are-this-is-what-they-found/
journals.plos.org Jan 22
Experimental evidence that penis size, height, and body shape influence assessment of male sexual attractiveness and fighting ability in humans
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article
World's longest evolution experiment started 37 years ago, but has already seen 80,000 generations
wionews.com/science/world-s-longest-evolution-experiment-long-term-evolution-experiment-1988-80-000-generations-1766037923998
dx.doi.org Dec 15 25
Coexisting With Humans: Genomic and Behavioral Consequences in a Small and Isolated Bear Population
dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf292
From the white Iberian lynx in Spain to the howler monkeys of Costa Rica: Why do animals change color?
english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-11-05/from-the-white-iberian-lynx-in-spain-to-the-howler-monkeys-of-costa-rica-why-do-animals-change-color.html
fightful.com Oct 28 25
Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships with the double Natural Selection!
Sperm quality in men as young as 30 deteriorating, raising risk of harmful genetic mutations in children
nation.africa/kenya/health/sperm-quality-in-men-as-young-as-30-deteriorating-raising-risk-of-harmful-genetic-mutations-in-children-5240324
Natural Selection: Capturing the beguiling forms of wild botanicals, these floral-inspired jewels embody the rare beauty and organic elegance of the natural ...
graziamagazine.com/fashion-shoot/natural-selection-jewellery/
Don’t Give Up on a Great Idea Just Because It Seems Obvious: Sometimes the best innovations are intuitive.
hbr.org/2018/12/dont-give-up-on-a-great-idea-just-because-it-seems-obvious
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Hell is other tourists in Antarctica: My first love was a penguin. Pengwee was an adorable brown and white emperor chick who had my heart and broke it the day he ...
spectator.co.uk/article/hell-is-other-tourists-in-antarctica/
Why birds don’t buy Bentleys and we humans will never fly | Aeon Essays: They have big brains, long childhoods and sociable, curious minds. So why haven’t birds ...
aeon.co/essays/why-birds-dont-buy-bentleys-and-we-humans-will-never-fly
