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Evo in the news Is the coronavirus' ability to spread evolving...or not? - October, 2020 Early in the pandemic, a particular mutation in the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), known as D614G caught scientists’ attention. The mutation spread rapidly, and viral lineages carrying this mutation came to dominate many outbreaks. Is the D614G mutation an adaptation that helps the virus along? Here, we’ll briefly explain the lines of evidence relating to this question. Read the rest of the story here | See the Evo in the News archive

The Beetle Project: Investigating insects in a warming world Teach high school and college students about connections between evolution and climate change with this new set of lab activities using live lady beetles!		The ChronoZoom Time Atlas of Earth History and Big History Explore the insights into evolution provided by Big History. These graphic panels help explain deep time and life's place in this vast timeline.
A Pleistocene Puzzle: Extinction in South America In this comic, you'll follow the investigation of scientists Maria and Miguel as they solve a paleontological mystery. About 11,000 years ago, more than 80% of the large animal species in South America went extinct. Why did it happen? Maria and Miguel study an area in Chile called Ultima Esperanza. They discover many different lines of evidence that point to a warming climate and the arrival of humans as key causes of the extinctions.		Evo Connection slide sets This series of short slide sets explain several basic biology topics in evolutionary terms. Each set includes notes to help you present every slide.
CSI: Olduvai Gorge. The work of Jackson Njau Follow paleoanthropologist Jackson Njau as he examines fossil evidence for clues of crocodile predation on early hominids.		How boogieing birds evolved: The work of Kim Bostwick When ornithologist Kim Bostwick goes hunting with her binoculars, she's not just looking for birds; she's looking for untold evolutionary stories.