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Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving?
Modern Homo sapiens is still evolving. Despite the long-held view that natural selection has ceased to affect humans because almost everybody now lives long enough to have children, a new study of a contemporary Massachusetts population offers evidence of evolution still in action.
Nations:U.S. People:Usain Bolt Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(Time)
2009-10-26
Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution
Bird wings clearly share ancestry with dinosaur "hands" or forelimbs. A school kid can see it in the bones. But paleontologists have long struggled to explain the so-called digit dilemma.
Nations:China
2009-07-07
Researchers say animals plan for the future
CHICAGO - Monkeys perform mental math, pigeons can select the picture that doesn't belong. Humans may not be the only animals that plan for the future, say researchers reporting on the latest studies of animal mental ability. "I suggest we humans should keep our egos in check," Edward A. Wasserman of the University of Iowa said Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Source:(AP)
2009-02-14
On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ
This Thursday, celebrations are under way worldwide to mark Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. From Argentina to Australia, people are gathering for film screenings, quiz contests, and museum exhibits on "Darwin Day" - along with at least one "survival of the fittest" cake-eating contest.
Nations:U.S. Argentina Australia People:Charles Darwin Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-02-12
Evolution of New Brain Area Allowed Small Motor Skills
A relatively new area of the brain's cerebral cortex evolved to enable humans and other primates the necessary small motor skills to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, scientists now say.
2009-01-13
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