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The coronavirus rapidly spreading around the world almost certainly jumped to humans from animals. Zoonotic viruses like this can be more dangerous.

The Coronavirus Started in Animals. That Makes it More Dangerous.

By Dan Robitzski

Four newly-discovered sharks use their fins to crawl across coral reefs — and can also walk across short stretches of dry land.

Sharks Are Evolving to Walk on Land

By Dan Robitzski

The rats that survive eradication attempts could have sickly offspring — or they could produce "super rats" that are even harder to kill.

Our Attempts to Kill Rats Are Making Them Evolve at Super Speed

By Kristin Houser

NASA scientists found evidence that ribose, a key sugar in genetic molecules, may have come to earth through the impacts of meteorites.

NASA Says It Found Building Blocks of Life in Fallen Meteorites

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have recorded a video of pigs using tools, a hallmark of advanced intelligence exhibited by only the smartest species.

Pigs Caught Using Tools in First-of-Its-Kind Video

By Kristin Houser

Giving birth in space might cause changes to the human body, including new skin tones and bigger heads, predicts evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon.

Biologist: Babies Born in Space Might Not Be Fully Human

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that a cascade of supernovae could have been instrumental in human evolution by creating an environment where bipedal animals thrive.

Bizarre Theory: Supernovas Kickstarted Human Evolution

By Dan Robitzski

As we move closer to colonizing Mars, one evolutionary biologist wonders: how will humans evolve to cope with life on the Red Planet?

Evolutionary Biologist: Mars Colonists Will Mutate Really Fast

By Natalie Coleman

Evolutionary robotics could give rise to machines that program their offspring, so to speak, using their own code and programming.

Scientists Are Teaching AI-Powered Robots to Reproduce, Evolve

By Dan Robitzski

The human mutation rate has slowed down significantly over the past million years or so, according to new research, raising new questions.

Human Mutation Is Slowing Down

By Jon Christian

Researchers studying a tiny microbe discover that it warrants the creation of an entirely new branch on the Charles Darwin-created Tree of Life.

New Research Adds Another Branch to the Evolutionary Tree of Life

By Kristin Houser

According to new research, poachers have caused such a strain on elephant populations that they're forcing the hand of evolution.

Science & Energy

Poaching Is Forcing Elephants to Evolve Away From Having Tusks

By Jon Christian

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

Lab-Grown Neanderthal Minibrains Reveal How They’re Different From Humans’

By Dan Robitzski

Sexy Species Died Off Quicker. That Has Conservationists Worried.

Sexy Species Died Off Quicker. That Has Conservationists Worried.

By Dan Robitzski

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Scientists Find New Evidence That Life Could Have Begun In Space

By Patrick Caughill

A Key Evolutionary Step May Mean Intelligent Alien Life Doesn’t Exist in the Universe

A Key Evolutionary Step May Mean Intelligent Alien Life Doesn’t Exist in the Universe

By Alexandra Ossola

Researchers Say New Species Are Evolving at an Unbelievable Rate

Science & Energy

Researchers Say New Species Are Evolving at an Unbelievable Rate

By Chelsea Gohd

It Is Impossible to Predict How Humans Will Evolve

It Is Impossible to Predict How Humans Will Evolve

Scientific Evidence Suggests That Human Cities Are Spawning New Species

Scientific Evidence Suggests That Human Cities Are Spawning New Species

By Chelsea Gohd

Brain Implants Will Drive Our Evolution and “Extend Our Capabilities”

Brain Implants Will Drive Our Evolution and “Extend Our Capabilities”

By Alexandra Ossola

Scientists May Have Discovered the ‘Trigger’ for Complex Life on Earth

Scientists May Have Discovered the ‘Trigger’ for Complex Life on Earth

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New Research May Explain the Origin of Complex Life on Earth

“Octlantis” Discovery Proves Octopuses Are More Social Than We Thought

“Octlantis” Discovery Proves Octopuses Are More Social Than We Thought

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Newly Discovered Fossils Reveal Earliest Complex Life on Earth

New Genetic Data Study Suggests that Humans are Still Evolving

New Genetic Data Study Suggests that Humans are Still Evolving

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades

A Strange Creature Discovered by Darwin Has Baffled Researchers for Decades

Humanity Is About to Transition To “Evolution by Intelligent Direction”

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Humanity Is About to Transition To “Evolution by Intelligent Direction”

By Peter H. Diamandis

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New Evidence Indicates That Human Heart Regeneration May Be Possible

New Discovery of the Oldest Known Human Remains Will Change the Narrative of Human Evolution

New Discovery of the Oldest Known Human Remains Will Change the Narrative of Human Evolution

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Watch: Do We Really Share 99% of Our DNA With Chimps?

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We May Be on the Brink of a New Age in Human Evolution

Witness the Remarkable Evolution of Animation in Video Games

Witness the Remarkable Evolution of Animation in Video Games

By Christianna Reedy

Scientists Assert That Modern Society is Transforming the Biological Evolution of Our Species

Scientists Assert That Modern Society is Transforming the Biological Evolution of Our Species

By June Javelosa

Scientists May Have Discovered What Allowed Life to Evolve

Scientists May Have Discovered What Allowed Life to Evolve

Scientists May Have Uncovered the Key to the Origin of Complex Life

Scientists May Have Uncovered the Key to the Origin of Complex Life

By Kathleen Riley

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Artificial Intelligence

Peter Diamandis Thinks We’re Evolving Toward “Meta-Intelligence”

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A Brief History of Technology

By Todd Jaquith

The Age of the Human: These Fish Evolved to Survive Toxic Waters

The Age of the Human: These Fish Evolved to Survive Toxic Waters

By June Javelosa

Beyond Darwin: Scientists May Be Redefining Evolution

Beyond Darwin: Scientists May Be Redefining Evolution

By Eleazer Corpuz

Breakthrough: Scientists See the Evolution of a New Species Occur in a Flask

Breakthrough: Scientists See the Evolution of a New Species Occur in a Flask

New Timetree Shows Life is Still Evolving at a Steady Rate

New Timetree Shows Life is Still Evolving at a Steady Rate

By Cecille De Jesus

Ancient Underground Waters May be Teeming With Novel Forms of Life

Ancient Underground Waters May be Teeming With Novel Forms of Life

By Patrick Caughill

An Amoeba Engulfed a Bacterium to Become Photosynthetic

An Amoeba Engulfed a Bacterium to Become Photosynthetic

By Jelor Gallego

The Next Stage of Evolution: How Will the Human Species Evolve?

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The Next Stage of Evolution: How Will the Human Species Evolve?

By Jelor Gallego

Study Shows Why We Are Made of DNA and Not RNA

Study Shows Why We Are Made of DNA and Not RNA

“Unnatural Selection:” Study Reports Human Activity Causing Speciation and Rapid Evolution

“Unnatural Selection:” Study Reports Human Activity Causing Speciation and Rapid Evolution

By Charmaine Caparas

Multicellular Life Was Caused By The Same Gene That Suppresses Cancer

Multicellular Life Was Caused By The Same Gene That Suppresses Cancer

By Cecille De Jesus

Research Says That, Meteor Impact or Not, Dinosaurs Would Still Be Extinct

Research Says That, Meteor Impact or Not, Dinosaurs Would Still Be Extinct

By Cecille De Jesus

There’s a Revised “Tree Of Life,” And It Has 1000+ New Species

There’s a Revised “Tree Of Life,” And It Has 1000+ New Species

By Kathleen Riley

Turns Out Water Bears Are Not “Genetic Thieves” After All

Turns Out Water Bears Are Not “Genetic Thieves” After All

By Todd Jaquith

Dino-Drumsticks: Scientists Grow “Dinosaur Legs” on a Chicken

Dino-Drumsticks: Scientists Grow “Dinosaur Legs” on a Chicken

By Sarah Marquart

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien

By Jolene Creighton

There is No “Missing Link” in Evolution

There is No “Missing Link” in Evolution

By Jolene Creighton

Myths & Misconceptions About Evolution

Myths & Misconceptions About Evolution

By Jolene Creighton

Three Pieces of Evidence That Prove Evolution is a Fact

Three Pieces of Evidence That Prove Evolution is a Fact

How Long Will Take Humans to Evolve? What Will We Evolve Into?

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How Long Will Take Humans to Evolve? What Will We Evolve Into?

By Jolene Creighton