#evolution

#evolution

Elysia chlorotica, the sea slug, performs a remarkable feat by eating algae and stealing chloroplasts, incorporating them into its own body to photosynthesize.

Long before our population began stockpiling an almost unimaginable array of items, animals evolved similar behaviors, though possibly for different reasons.

Every one of those hours is spent connecting in some fashion with other humans, whether communicating directly or consuming content other humans have created.

What they're showing is extremely convincing; I would say that it's a landmark in the field, highlighting how environmental pressures induce heritable changes without affecting DNA.

When you begin to grow individually, it can create distance in relationships, leading to feelings of tension and guilt as paths diverge despite mutual affection.

Marsupials, diverging from eutherians 160 million years ago, provide insights into mammalian embryology with unique early development processes influenced by DNA methylation.

These footprints represent the oldest evidence of amniotes on the planet, indicating their evolution occurred about 40 million years earlier than previously thought.

The brain's organization consists of multiple nested levels, involving diverse chemical components, leading to conscious processing that AI, despite advancements, struggles to replicate.

Imagination, while a cornerstone of human achievement in art and science, also contributes to our anxiety, illustrating its dual impact on human life.

Color vision likely evolved to support social communication, as changes in skin tone can indicate emotional states, health, and reproductive status, which are essential for social species.

Like all animals, humans evolved in an environment of food scarcity and unpredictability. For millions of years, survival depended on efficient energy storage during times of abundance.

Echidnas and another Australian oddity—the semi-aquatic platypus—are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor called Kryoryctes cadburyi that lived in Australia more than 100m years ago.