Modern Synthesis, 1937
Modern Synthesis, 1937
Theodosius Dobzhansky’s work in population genetics influenced how genetics and natural selection were combined in evolutionary biology.
Theodosius Dobzhansky’s work in population genetics influenced how genetics and natural selection were combined in evolutionary biology.
evolutionary theory
Vision Helped Ancestral Fish Adapt to Life on Land
Diana Kwon | Mar 8, 2017 | 2 min read
“Buena vista” hypothesis suggests that changes in the sizes of eyes, rather than a shift from fins to limbs, led fish to transition to land more than 300 million years ago.
Study: Horses Did Not Develop New Traits During Periods of Rapid Speciation
Diana Kwon | Feb 12, 2017 | 2 min read
Speciation and development of new traits may not always go hand-in-hand.
Constant Evolution
Ruth Williams | Dec 15, 2015 | 3 min read
Bacteria growing in an unchanging environment continue to adapt indefinitely.
The Sex Paradox
Megan Scudellari | Jul 1, 2014 | 10+ min read
Birds do it. Bees do it. We do it. But not without a physical, biochemical, and genetic price. How did the costly practice of sex become so commonplace?