进化

这些文章探讨了进化 - 人口的遗传特征从一代到下一代中看到的变化。进化是生物学的最大奥秘之一,因为这是一个缓慢的过程,难以研究。

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How did life on Earth begin? Theories abound, but one popular one posits that it started spontaneously from primordial ooze on our planet, while another holds that it literally came from outer space. Who's right?

经过乔什·克拉克(Josh Clark)

Where did humans come from? How did they migrate throughout the globe? Thanks to a longstanding anthropological concept and an unexpected discovery, conventional wisdom on human migration may be irrevocably shattered.

经过乔什·克拉克(Josh Clark)

When peering thousands of years into the future, there are certain things we can count on -- evolution, extinction, plate tectonics, climate change and, quite possibly, the eruption of a supervolcano. What else does the Earth's far future hold?

经过威廉·哈里斯(William Harris)

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一旦被追捕到灭绝的边缘,胡须秃鹰现在缺乏通过自然选择或遗传漂移有效发展的遗传多样性。鸟的小基因池是该物种的死亡膝。

经过乔纳森·阿特伯里(Jonathan Atteberry)

随着人口飙升,我们喂养所有饥饿的嘴巴的能力无法保持步伐。英国经济学家以托马斯·马尔萨斯(Thomas Malthus)的名义如何思考19世纪这个问题,以及他与达尔文的联系是什么?

经过威廉·哈里斯(William Harris)

从雄伟的座头鲸到幸福生活在您的肠道中的细菌,地球上的每个物种都在定义的生态系统中发挥着特殊的作用。有机体可以将其现有生态位换成新的生物吗?

经过威廉·哈里斯(William Harris)

Maybe you've noticed that a lot of unrelated marine animals have a torpedo-like body -- a dolphin may not be related to a small fish, but the shape of both species gets each one through the water quickly. On the other hand, two similar species can evolve into entirely different species. So what's going on here: convergent or divergent evolution?

经过Marianne Spoon

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灭绝可以以小行星罢工,火山喷发甚至附近的超新星的形式出现。但是有时破坏是遵循一系列微小的,几乎无法察觉的变化。谁(或什么)在某些科学家所说的第六次弥补背后是什么?

经过杰西卡·牙医

A society run by women doesn't have to be the mirror opposite of one run by men. What does a matriarchy look like, and is it possible you're already living in one?

经过杰西卡·牙医

Let's assume that long ago Homo sapiens communicated by grunting at one another. How and when did all those grunting sounds evolve into a verb tenses, clauses and proper nouns?

经过查尔斯·W·布莱恩特

Long before sonnets, sestinas and short stories were historical accounts of kings carved onto clay tablets. Who were the first writers and what did they scribble?

经过查尔斯·W·布莱恩特

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Our planet sits in the sun’s Goldilocks zone: the region that’s not too hot and not too cold. But it takes more than temperature to make a planet just right for supporting forms of life as diverse as the Earth’s.

经过罗伯特·兰姆(Robert Lamb)

我们的人类祖先发现大火一定是一个非常令人兴奋的那一天。多年来,我们已经以多种方式改变了,从增加大脑到埋葬死者。但是我们是如何从这里到达这里的?

经过伊丽莎白·斯普劳斯(Elizabeth Sprouse)

Since Charles Darwin published the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, myths and misinterpretations have eroded public understanding of his ideas. Ready to take another look at one of the related questions that just won't die?

经过威廉·哈里斯(William Harris)

多亏了我们的大脑,我们人类已经找到了使食物易于获得的方法(一天中的24小时)。但是,在这个肥胖时代,我们能否确定我们开始打包体重的一开始 - 它比快餐的兴起更及时吗?

经过莫莉·埃德蒙兹(Molly Edmonds)

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Many of us don't have a clue as to what our great-great grandmother's name was. (No offense, great-great grandmas everywhere.) So imagine extending that family tree a few million years beyond that and seeing what our ancestors were up to.

经过乔纳森·阿特伯里(Jonathan Atteberry)

根据您的要求以及何时询问,从同性smoching到朋克音乐的一切都预示着西方文明的尽头。这些文化评论员中有任何案例吗?

经过罗伯特·兰姆(Robert Lamb)

想象一下,在地球遥远的过去时,有机体没有在海洋中游泳或填充土地。即使是强大的恐龙也没有出现。地球会回到那个毫无生气的状态吗?

经过罗伯特·兰姆(Robert Lamb)

梭罗写道:“很难看到自己的自我,也很难倒退。”这是一个以独自生活在树林中而闻名的人的奇怪引用。“知道自己”?事实证明,它比听起来更难。

经过莫莉·埃德蒙兹(Molly Edmonds)

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Variety is the spice of life. Absent the amazing diversity of organisms that calls Earth home, it would be a deadly boring place. How did we get to a point where Komodo dragons, giraffes and butterflies all compete for space on the same planet?

经过罗伯特·兰姆(Robert Lamb)

When a basketball superstar makes a 3-pointer, the multimillion-dollar paychecks go into his or her bank account. But why don't his or her parents get the glory? After all, didn't they provide the DNA that allowed for such incredible success?

经过莫莉·埃德蒙兹(Molly Edmonds)

您的脚趾固执,它几乎立即开始流动。随着痛苦暂时持续,您会畏缩,而您不能专注于其他任何事情。但是你的脑海里有些疼痛吗?

经过莫莉·埃德蒙兹(Molly Edmonds)

我们不承认由于他的外表而与某人分手,或者我们已经阅读了老板的私人电子邮件。当有人问我们如何时,我们会回答“好”,即使我们根本不好。为什么礼貌的社会对大型FIB有什么全部?

经过莫莉·埃德蒙兹(Molly Edmonds)

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我们为什么梦?我们为什么相信?我们为什么好奇?在60部分的纪录片系列“好奇项目”中,发现频道调查并试图回答许多人生的重要问题。

经过乔什·克拉克(Josh Clark)

每个人都知道人类需要食物,水和庇护所,但是知识呢?事实证明,我们有天生的,难以忍受的需要寻找新事物和新的刺激。你不好奇吗?

经过乔什·克拉克(Josh Clark)