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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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Portraits of India’s people by a Flemmish artist who lived on the margins of 18th-century Calcutta
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Congress to decide Indian cricket team based on religion, claims PM Modi
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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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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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming