evolutionary
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“This is actually a big problem in evolutionary biology.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Despite its poor condition, the senior geosciences major spent two years carefully reconstructing the fossil and figuring out where it fits in the evolutionary history of dinosaurs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A new study finds that about one-third of long-standing "linguistic universals" are backed by strong statistical evidence when tested using modern evolutionary methods.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
We and our pathogens are now locked in an escalating evolutionary contest, with the death of one contestant the price of defeat, and with natural selection playing the role of umpire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing evolutionary
Evolutionary BIology - Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - Middle School
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