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Evolution quiz: Can you naturally select the correct answers?

How much do you know about evolution? Take this quiz to find out.

LiveScience

Charles Darwin quiz: Test your knowledge on the 'father of evolution'

Charles Darwin is famous for proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection, but how much more do you know about the British naturalist?

LiveScience

We discovered a new fossil species of prehistoric fish

What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusc) and the coelacanth (a fish) all have in common?

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New species of Galapagos finch ‘can arise after just six consecutive droughts’

The Darwin finches, a group of about 18 species of passerine birds, are well known for their wide diversity in beak form and function.

The Independent UK

We’ve worked out a way of understanding how microbial communities shape life on Earth

Microbial communities – vast ecosystems teeming with millions of different cells from different species – play a fundamental role in life on Earth, from producing oxygen to aiding digestion. Despite their importance, it has been a challenge for scientists to fully understand how these intricate communities form and function.

The Conversation

Wanted: expedition botanist to follow in Darwin’s footsteps and look for plants

If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for you

The Guardian - UK

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see their signs of life only occasionally – a new leaf unfurled, a stem leaning toward the window.

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How fast does evolution happen?

Measuring the pace of evolution is tricky, but some species can evolve as quickly as a few generations.

LiveScience

Sunflowers ‘Dance’ To Optimize Sunlight Exposure In Collective Growth Strategy‌ ‌

New research unveils how 'dancing' movements help avoid shading, solving a scientific puzzle dating back to Darwin's era.‌

Zenger

Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape the diversity of life on Earth

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms can evolve, and whether evolution is a random or ordered process

LiveScience

What is the 'tree of life'?

The tree of life maps out the relationships between all living things, and it's in constant flux.

LiveScience

The demise of Darwin’s giant sloth

The ghost of Mylodon influenced Darwin's theories on natural selection. Will we take this message to heart?

Salon

Christopher Ralling obituary

Emmy and Bafta-winning writer, producer and director of groundbreaking programmes about great explorers

The Guardian - UK

John Tyndall: how a lecture in Belfast 150 years ago supercharged the modern debate on consciousness

On 19 August 1874, the Irish physicist John Tyndall – now better known as the co-founder of climate science – spoke to 2,000 people for nearly two hours in Belfast’s Ulster Hall. What he said generated one of the most intense controversies about science and religion in the modern period.…

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At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom

At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s drawing that curators have titled “The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers.”

The Guardian - UK

Living on Earth by Peter Godfrey-Smith review – animal magic

The conclusion of a trilogy that began with Other Minds provides an exquisite account of intelligence across species

The Guardian - UK

Biologist Rosemary Grant: ‘Evolution happens much quicker than Darwin thought’

The evolutionary expert discusses the triumphs and challenges of the groundbreaking research on Galápagos Islands finches she undertook with her husband, Peter

The Conversation

How old are South African fossils like the Taung Child? New study offers an answer

One hundred years ago the discovery of a skull in South Africa’s North West province altered our understanding of human evolution. The juvenile skull was dubbed the Taung Child by Raymond Dart, an anatomist at the University of the Witwatersrand, who first described it. In 1924 Dart could not say…

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‘Infectious enthusiasm’: Jonathan Yeo’s green portrait of David Attenborough unveiled

Painting of 98-year-old broadcaster, commissioned by Royal Society, goes on public display 2 July

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Mythbusting: does it really take longer to boil an egg at altitude?

Does it really take longer to boil an egg at altitude? What about to make a decent cup of tea or a lovely coffee? We’re here to provide the answer

Evening Standard

Best anthropology books, from Jane Goodall to John Green

The history of humanity, what separates between humans and animals, and everything in between

Inverse

Netflix Just Quietly Released the Most Ridiculous Sci-Fi Disaster Movie of the Year

One of the most proven disaster settings gets a surprisingly iconic setting in this Netflix original.

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“Today I Learned”: 50 Cool Things People Just Discovered (New Posts)

We’ve gathered another dose of interesting and novel “today I learned” facts to impress at dinner parties and dominate at trivia games. The post “Today I Learned”: 50 Cool Things People Just Discovered (New Posts) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Biologists Still Haven’t Settled A 150-Year-Old Debate About Giraffe’s Necks

Scientists still cannot agree on what is the most important factor in the evolution of the giraffe’s neck.

Salon

Celebrate wildlife of our "Queer Planet"

A new documentary explores how animal sexuality has evolved to be about much more than just reproduction

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