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Elusive Form of Evolution Seen in Spiders

By Emily Singer
October 2, 2014
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A study of diverse colonies of spiders supports a controversial idea in evolution — that natural selection can act on communities as well as on individuals.

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ecology

Lizard Stowaways Revise Principle of Ecology

By Emily Singer
September 24, 2014
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The movement of lizards around the Caribbean is forcing researchers to account for human activity in even their most basic ecological models.

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Evolution’s Random Paths Lead to One Place

By Emily Singer
September 11, 2014
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A massive statistical study suggests that even though genetic changes happen at random, the final evolutionary outcome — fitness — is predictable.

ecology

The Thermodynamic Theory of Ecology

By Veronique Greenwood
September 3, 2014
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Nature’s large-scale patterns emerge from incomplete surveys that borrow ideas from information theory.

Biology

I Contain Multitudes

By Kat McGowan
August 21, 2014
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Our bodies are a genetic patchwork, possessing variation from cell to cell. Is that a good thing?

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genetics

As Animals Mingle, a Baffling Genetic Barrier

By Emily Singer
August 5, 2014
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Despite swapping DNA through interbreeding, butterflies and other animals can maintain distinct species.

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evolution

Where Animals Come From

By Kat McGowan
July 29, 2014
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Bacteria may have helped single-celled organisms make the leap to multicellular animals.

Biology

The New Science of Evolutionary Forecasting

By Carl Zimmer
July 17, 2014
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Newly discovered patterns in evolution may help scientists make accurate short-term predictions.

origins of life

Hints of Life’s Start Found in a Giant Virus

By Carrie Arnold
July 10, 2014
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Newly discovered specimens support a more ancient origin for viruses, perhaps all the way back to the origins of life.


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