Articles related to "How Does Evolution Work"

Evolution by natural selection means that organisms that are best suited to their specific environment produce the most offspring, resulting in species change over time.

Charles Darwin, theory of evolution, and natural selection; familiar terms, but do you understand how evolution works? These articles may provide the missing link.

"It is important to understand that the current questions about how life evolves in no way imply any disagreement over the fact of evolution." - Neil A. Campbell

We've all heard the phrase 'survival of the fittest' but how does it actually work? This article explores the basics of evolutionary theory and natural selection.

Researchers in Israel, the U.S, France and Germany have shown that evolution is not a random process, but occurs through the natural selection of successful traits.

There is large variation in the length of time each species can live, and one strange creature might even be immortal.

Natural Selection is illustrated in textbooks by the case of the Peppered Moth and changes due to industrial pollution. There are problems with this!

Topics of biological interest and concern are explained, with links to four articles which expand on these themes and lead on to additional information.

A key problem to Darwin's theory of evolution was the existence of altruism. Early scholars sought to understand how selfless helping could have evolved.

The theory of evolution is simply about how to explain biological change. Change is neither random nor by design. Modifications in the environment drive change.

A discovery in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia brought to light the Cambrian Explosion, which set the mold for life on Earth.

Birds might have small brains, but they are uncommonly intelligent.