“What but the wolf’s tooth whittled so fine the fleet limbs of the antelope?” wrote the poet Robinson Jeffers. Jeffers encapsulated the idea that evolutionary processes shape all plants and […]
A Consequence of human killing of large animals. Rats to inherit the Earth.
Future evolution to make Earth home to variety of rat-like creatures? What will be the end result of the human tendency to shoot, club, poison, or destroy the habitat of […]
Fish species today are small and prolific
Human evolutionary pressure has favored species that have short lifespans, begin to reproduce early, and are small- The findings detailed in the article below are entirely predictable. By selectively killing […]
Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly
Polar bears are a geologically very new species- This is quite relevant because we have been discussing how grizzly bears are displacing polar bears in the Arctic. We already knew […]
Human fishing and hunting is accelerating evolution of species
Result is mostly toward smaller and shorter-lived individuals- Human fishing and hunting accelerating evolution of species. Fishing and hunting by humans is accelerating the speed of evolution in some species […]
Predators Do More Than Kill Prey
Predation does more than affect ecosystem dynamics, it also shapes the evolution of prey species. Predators Do More Than Kill Prey. Science Daily.