The World’s Longest-Running Evolution Experiment Has Now Passed Over 80,000 Generations — Here’s What Researchers Found

The World’s Longest-Running Evolution Experiment Has Now Passed Over 80,000 Generations — Here’s What Researchers Found

Most of the time, when people imagine the theory of evolution, they think of events that happened in the past or millions of years ago. However, that is wrong, and evolution could actually be observed in real time. This is what scientists have done since 1988 with a set of small glass flasks filled with … Read more

Do Animals, Plants, and Fungi All Come From One Ancient Ancestor? — Here’s What Researchers Found

Do Animals, Plants, and Fungi All Come From One Ancient Ancestor — Here’s What Researchers Found

At first glance, a human being, a mushroom, and a giant tree may all look like different lifeforms that have completely different origins. But scientists may have found that they share a single ancient ancestor. In other words, a fungus that feeds by absorbing nutrients, a plant that makes its own food from sunlight, and … Read more

Why Did 75% of Marine Life Vanish During the Late Devonian Extinction 375–360 Million Years Ago? — Here’s What Researchers Found

Why Did 75% of Marine Life Vanish During the Late Devonian Extinction 375–360 Million Years Ago 2

The Devonian Period, more than 375 million years ago, was often referred to as the age of fishes just because of how diverse and rich the ecosystems are underwater and in the world’s oceans. There were large coral reefs that were home to different species, like armored fish and sponge-like sea creatures. But near the … Read more

Scientists Explain Evolution Can Take Millions of Years — But Here’s Why Some Species Haven’t Changed at All

Scientists Explain Evolution Can Take Millions of Years — But Here’s Why Some Species Haven’t Changed at All

The modern human species, Homo sapiens, has only existed for an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 years. However, hominins, which include our direct ancestors, and ancient extinct relatives like Neanderthals, have been evolving for millions of years. This idea is probably why when people think of evolution, they imagine slow, steady changes over countless years. The … Read more

People Wonder If Humans Could One Day Turn Into Fossil Fuels — Here’s What Scientists Think Would Happen

People Wonder If Humans Could One Day Turn Into Fossil Fuels — Here’s What Scientists Think Would Happen

Most people know that fossil fuels come from buried remains of living organisms from millions of years ago. So, naturally, a lot of them also wonder whether human beings could one day turn into fossil fuels, too? Because why not, right? We are living organisms, and we often have burial traditions for our deceased. Maybe, … Read more

Scientists Toss 350,757 Coins and Prove Coin Tosses Aren’t 50/50 — Here’s the Actual Probability They Found

Scientists Toss 350,757 Coins and Prove Coin Tosses Aren’t 5050 — Here’s the Actual Probability They Found

Have you ever played any game before and decided who should go first, based on a coin toss? This is probably because most people believe that flipping a coin has a 50/50 probability, with heads and tails having equal chances. However, a new study set to prove that idea false found something surprising. By flipping … Read more