evolutionary

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Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

They have been reported across our recent evolutionary history, from 2-million-year-old fossils through to Neanderthals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Somewhere along the way, for evolutionary reasons, aging has become baked into the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"We're saying that the outcome was neutral, but the process was not neutral," said Zhang, U-M professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

But no one would seriously describe this evolutionary process as domestication, because birds and bats and other animal consumers don’t fulfill the other part of the definition: they don’t consciously grow plants.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond