Evolution

• Edmonton’s Evolution Wonderlounge smashed for 4th time in 6 months

  Evolution has been through seven cases of vandalism or break-ins since the pandemic, one of its owners says. But now, it's 'starting to feel a little targeted.'

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2023
  
• 980 CKNW: Researchers find new evidence that humans continue to evolve

  Researchers say that prevalence of the median artery in adulthood indicates humans are still evolving in various ways.

  Oct 13, 2020
  
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• 1 in 4 Canadians believe humans were created by God within the last 10,000 years: poll

  The poll also found Canadians were divided on whether they believed creationism should be taught in schools. 

  Dec 4, 2019
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• Scientists use Saskatoon beamline to investigate early evolution of woody plants

  Scientists used synchrotron-based technologies in Saskatoon to look at the cell structure of an extinct woody plant that existed about 400 million years old.

  Science

  Aug 27, 2019
• How certain C. difficile strains have evolved to live in your hospital room

  Researchers say that a type of C. difficile is well-adapted to survive in hospitals, and it's on the verge of becoming a new species.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2019
• Halifax researchers say newly discovered microbe reveals ‘new branch’ of evolutionary tree of life

  Alastair Simpson, a professor in Dalhousie's Department of Biology, said the finding represents a "major new branch" that stands above the level of a new kingdom in terms of ranking lifeforms.

  Science

  Nov 14, 2018
• Fossil shows Neanderthal and Denisovan had a hybrid child

  Scientists say they’ve found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father was a Denisovan -- two relatives of modern humans.

  Aug 23, 2018
• Dolphins could’ve become planet’s dominant species if they had hands: study

  The study found dolphins' brains grew larger to accommodate the complex demands of their societies.

  Science

  Oct 19, 2017
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• Slow-motion footage shows kangaroo rat narrowly escaping rattlesnake’s deadly bite using ‘surprising’ techniques

  When it comes to kangaroo rat versus sidewinder rattlesnake, this rodent escapes with its life, barely.

  World

  Jul 29, 2017
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• ‘Frankenstein’ predicted key biology concept, study says

  Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" foreshadowed a key concept in evolutionary biology formally defined by scientists a century after the man-made monster shambled across the pages.

  Science

  Oct 30, 2016