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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 Headlines Human Evolution: Are Humans Still Evolving? 2009-10-26 Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution 2009-07-07 Researchers say animals plan for the future 2009-02-14 On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ 2009-02-12 Evolution of New Brain Area Allowed Small Motor Skills 2009-01-13 Wisdom: We Still Don't Get It 2008-12-15 Ooga Ooga! Men Overspend to Attract Mates 2008-12-10 China's ancestral turtle sheds light on evolution 2008-11-26 Mammoth genome sequence may explain extinction 2008-11-19 Our Ancestors Had Floppy, Flexible Feet 2008-11-19 Darwin's mockingbirds featured in London exhibit 2008-11-15 Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive 2008-10-15 Fish out of water: The evolutionary crawl from sea to land 2008-06-25 Academy stresses evolution's importance 2008-01-06 Study: Why pregnant women don't topple 2007-12-12 Researchers: Human evolution speeding up 2007-12-10 Scientists cull DNA from extinct mammoth 2007-09-27 Fossils challenge old evoluton theory 2007-08-09 Did Ancient Volcano Alter Human History? 2007-07-11 Fear of predators is not "natural":study 2007-06-22 Primitive fish had genetic wiring for limbs 2007-05-23 Christians and atheists start a calmer dialogue 2007-05-13 Broadway revival reflects U.S. debate on evolution 2007-04-15 Study: Dinosaur demise didn't spur species 2007-03-29 Ancient Lizard Glided on Stretched Ribs 2007-03-20 Spiky oddball prowled ocean half billion years ago 2007-03-03 Humans, chimps split 4 million years ago: study 2007-02-23 U.S. has more science smarts - sort of 2007-02-17 God, Darwin clash again in Kansas 2007-02-13 Dinosaur may have resembled the biplane 2007-01-22 Thailand tree apes use song as warning 2006-12-27 Scientist Fights Church Effort to Hide Museum's Pre-Human Fossils 2006-12-03 Galactic Baby Boom Influenced Life on Earth 2006-11-27 Complete works of Britain's Darwin to be made available online 2006-10-19 Skeleton sheds light on ape-man species 2006-09-20 Pope to debate evolution with former students 2006-08-30 Alien Life Might Arise Quickly, Study Suggests 2006-08-24 "Hobbit" was ancestor of modern human pygmy 2006-08-22 Mexico left holds slim lead in tense Chiapas vote 2006-08-21 Hydrogen find alters galaxy theory 2006-08-15 Paleontologists X-ray fossil embryos 2006-08-09 Breakthrough gives 3-D vision of dawn of life 2006-08-09 Evolution opponents lose in Kan. primary 2006-08-02 Anti-evolution forces lose power in state primary 2006-08-02 Evolution debate not settled by election 2006-08-02 Scientists identify 2 ancient reptiles 2006-07-28 Study hints language skills came early in primates 2006-07-25 Meerkats teach their young to hunt, study finds 2006-07-14 Amber-preserved web shows early spider evolution 2006-06-22 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ 2009-02-12 Scientists view both Obama, McCain as supportive 2008-10-15 Evolution of New Brain Area Allowed Small Motor Skills 2009-01-13 Our Ancestors Had Floppy, Flexible Feet 2008-11-19 Darwin's mockingbirds featured in London exhibit 2008-11-15 Broadway revival reflects U.S. debate on evolution 2007-04-15 Humans, chimps split 4 million years ago: study 2007-02-23 Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution 2009-07-07 Researchers say animals plan for the future 2009-02-14 Wisdom: We Still Don't Get It 2008-12-15 Ooga Ooga! Men Overspend to Attract Mates 2008-12-10 Academy stresses evolution's importance 2008-01-06 Fossils challenge old evoluton theory 2007-08-09 Primitive fish had genetic wiring for limbs 2007-05-23 Mammoth genome sequence may explain extinction 2008-11-19 Scientists cull DNA from extinct mammoth 2007-09-27 Did Ancient Volcano Alter Human History? 2007-07-11 Fear of predators is not "natural":study 2007-06-22 Christians and atheists start a calmer dialogue 2007-05-13 Ancient Lizard Glided on Stretched Ribs 2007-03-20 China's ancestral turtle sheds light on evolution 2008-11-26 Researchers: Human evolution speeding up 2007-12-10 Fish out of water: The evolutionary crawl from sea to land 2008-06-25 Study: Why pregnant women don't topple 2007-12-12 Study: Dinosaur demise didn't spur species 2007-03-29

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