adaptation
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This idea of hedonic adaptation — how humans so quickly adapt to this new comfort, this new stimulus — it felt like an interesting thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
A genetic adaptation that allows animals such as yaks and Tibetan antelopes to survive in thin air may also point to a new way to repair nerve damage in humans.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
The Ukraine war involves remotely piloted systems, electronic warfare, layered air defenses and relentless adaptation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Catherine Laga’aia, the star of the live-action adaptation of "Moana", will be recognized as the Breakthrough Star of the Year.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Rather than being the timeless indigenous adaptation portrayed in ecology textbooks, many archaeologists now view slash-and-burn agriculture as a relatively modern technique whose spread was driven by European technology.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing adaptation
"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Ecology - Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - Introductory
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