Evolution

Imagine a photograph of your great-grandparents, grandparents and parents side by side. You'd see a resemblance, but each generation would look distinct from its predecessors. This is the process of evolution in its simplest form: descent with modification.Over many generations, a staggering amount of modification is possible. This is how the diversity of life on…

It has been thought that the existence of plate tectonics has been a significant factor in the shaping of our planet and the evolution of life. Mars and Venus don’t experience such movements of crustal plates but then the differences between the worlds is evident. The exploration of exoplanets too finds many varied environments. Many…

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For most of our evolutionary history, human activity has been linked to daylight. Technology has liberated us from these ancient sleep-wake cycles, but there is evidence sunlight has left and continues to leave its mark.Not only do we still tend to be awake in the daytime and sleep at night, we can thank light for…

Like many children, I had a natural curiosity for the living world from a young age. My childhood was filled with bug-hunting, pond-dipping and watching David Attenborough documentaries. As a young adult, the books I read on biology and evolution became a bridge between my childhood curiosity and my adult obsession. I'm fortunate that my…

First proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the 1850s, the theory of evolution is now a cornerstone of modern science. It is a unifying theory that underpins biological science, explaining how all life on Earth developed from single-celled organisms that existed billions of years ago.But how much do you know about evolution?…

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Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell's survival and operation. For instance, the nucleus stores genetic material, and mitochondria produce energy.Another essential part of a cell is the membrane that encloses it. Proteins embedded on the…

The Sun is midway through its life of fusion. It’s about five billion years old, and though its life is far from over, it will undergo some pronounced changes as it ages. Over the next billion years, the Sun will continue to brighten. That means things will change here on Earth. As the Sun goes…

Enlarge / Portion of a reproduction of cave paintings in France, showing rhinos (among other species). For most people, an extinct species is an abstraction, a set of bones they might have seen on display in a museum. For Gennady Boeskorov, they are things he has interacted with directly, studying their fur, their skin, their…