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December

Mummified saber-toothed kitten discovered in Siberia

Posted December 4, 2024

Human evolution in response to an ancient pandemic

Posted December 5, 2022

The evolution of tuskless elephants foils poachers, but at a cost

Posted November 27, 2021

Have long wings, will travel

Posted December 1, 2020

A New Story of Birds and Beaks

Posted December 1, 2017

Black widow virus results from evolution, not genetic engineering

Posted December 1, 2016

What happens to plants that can’t spread their seeds?

Posted December 1, 2015

New fossils are no “missing link”

Posted December 1, 2014

Bottlenecks, BRCA, and Breast Cancer

Posted December 1, 2013

Grasshoppers change their tune. Is it evolution in action?

Posted December 1, 2012

When fighting leukemia, evolutionary history matters

Posted December 1, 2011

Genetic variation helps rescue endangered panthers

Posted December 1, 2010

Fighting the evolution of malaria in Cambodia

Posted December 1, 2009

¿Decisiones de conservación difíciles? Pregúntale a la evolución

Posted December 1, 2008

Tough conservation choices? Ask evolution

Posted December 1, 2008

Evolution from a virus’s view

Posted December 1, 2007

Quick evolution leads to quiet crickets

Posted December 1, 2006

Evolution and the avian flu

Posted December 1, 2005

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