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Human Evolution May Be Undergoing a Major Shift Right Before Our Eyes

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...
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It’s official: Dolphins and orcas have crossed evolution’s point of no return to live on land again

A dolphin breaking the surface for air can seem like a reminder of its mammalian past. But evolution is not nostalgia. The ...
insider.si.edu

Primate origins : adaptations and evolution / edited by Matthew J. Ravosa and Marian Dagosto

Supraordinal relationships of primates and their time of origin -- A molecular classification for the living orders of placental mammals and the phylogenetic placement of primates / MS Springer, WJ ...
Phys.org

Culture is overtaking genetics in shaping human evolution, researchers argue

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Study suggests Andes populations evolved genetic adaptation to altitude

Genetic research across multiple studies now points to a clear pattern: populations living in the Andes highlands for ...
The Conversation

If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving

Michael A. Little does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...