And that could make future generations even harder to kill.

Our attempts to kill rats are making them evolve at super speed

Rat Race

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

And we don't know if their offspring will be sickly or "super."

"The extraterrestrial sugar might have contributed to the formation of RNA on the prebiotic Earth which possibly led to the origin of life.”

NASA says it found building blocks of life in fallen meteorites

Evolutionary Potluck

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

The lead researcher says the discovery could reveal the "origin of life."

Visayan Warty Pigs Using Tools

Let's just hope they never reach Napoleon-levels of intelligence.

Pigs caught using tools in first-of-its-kind video

Smart Swine

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

It’s evolution, Babe.

Get ready for "human" space explorers with really big heads.

Biologist: Babies born in space might not be fully human

It's Evolution, Baby

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

Babies born in space might have enormous heads. Seriously.

Distant supernovae may have shaped the world's environments.

Bizarre theory: supernovas kickstarted human evolution

Gotta Go Fast

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

Cosmic explosions could have set up the conditions for bipedal animals to thrive.

Evolutionary Biology on Mars | Scott Solomon | TEDxUniversityofHouston

"If we eventually come to inhabit multiple worlds scattered across the gallery, over time, we may see the evolution of a plethora of new human species."

Evolutionary biologist: Mars colonists will mutate really fast

Off World

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

Human life — and genetics — will never be the same for Mars' future inhabitants. 

Two robotic parents can merge their code into an "offspring."

Scientists are teaching AI-powered robots to reproduce, evolve

Busy Bots

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

Brings new meaning to "cybersex."

The researchers called it an "appreciable slowdown."

Human mutation is slowing down

Mutant Avenger

The human mutation rate has slowed down significantly over the past million years or so, firming up the timeline of primate evolution.

Human Mutation Is Slowing Down

Humans are mutating more slowly than our closest relatives.

We still have so much to learn about life on Earth.

New research adds another branch to the evolutionary tree of life

Darwin Award

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

A tiny microbe has found its true home.

Elephants are adapting to survive the ivory trade.

Poaching is forcing elephants to evolve away from having tusks

Elon Tusk

Poachers on the hunt for elephant tusks have strained the population to the point that they're forcing the hand of evolution, according to new research.

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