Evolution
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
Snakes feasting on seabirds have evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly short time.
Alessandro Palci, The Conversation, Emma Sherratt, The Conversation & Mike Lee, The Conversation
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Why does evolution keep creating the same forms in nature?
There may be restraints on how many fundamental forms all the species on Earth can evolve into.
Matthew Wills, The Conversation
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Why do limbs grow from torsos and not heads? A look at the genetic GPS system offers an explanation
New research sheds light on how genes that have remained unchanged for hundreds of thousands of years can still alter the appearance of different species.
Ethan Bier, The Conversation
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Cat and dog ‘moms’ and ‘dads’ really are parenting their fur babies
Human beings evolved to nurture – and that drive can extend to members of other species.
Shelly Volsche, The Conversation
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Scientists find striking parallels between the babbling of bat pups and human babies
Vocal imitation is a key part of how humans learn to speak. New research shows that bats babble to learn and use baby talk to teach, just like people do.
Ahana Aurora Fernandez, The Conversation
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There’s no proposal to remove Darwin’s theory of evolution from curriculums: Centre in Rajya Sabha
Union minister Satyapal Singh said the CBSE teaches the theory as part of Biology for Class 12.
Scroll Staff
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