Researchers Find Evidence That Human Evolution Is Still Actively Happening
Scientists discover that humans are still evolving, with natural selection weeding out certain diseases.
A large new study says humans are still evolving. Scientists found that natural selection is weeding out harmful genetic mutations from our gene pool.
While we tend to think of evolution as laborious process that takes a long period of time, there also changes that can take place over one or two generations. Researchers from Columbia University analyzed DNA from 210,000 people in the United States and Britain and found that certain genetic variants, particularly those linked to Alzheimer’s disease and heavy smoking appear less frequently in people who live longer. This suggests that such genes are being less favored and may be on the way out of the human genome.
Como a arquitetura afeta seu cérebro: A ligação entre a neurociência e o ambiente construído
Este artigo foi originalmente publicado pela Common Edge como “Sarah Williams Goldhagen on How the Brain Works and What It Means for Architecture.”
People who understand evolution are more likely to accept it, study shows
O filósofo muçulmano que formulou teoria da evolução mil anos antes de Darwin
A teoria da evolução, do cientista britânico Charles Darwin, é uma das pedras angulares da ciência moderna.
Teoría de la evolución de Darwin: por qué es incorrecto decir que “descendemos de los monos” y otras 4 cosas más
Este 24 de noviembre se cumplen 160 años desde la publicación de “El origen de las especies”, el libro en el que Charles Darwin estableció las bases de la teoría de la evolución por selección natural.
¿Pero cuánto sabemos sobre la historia de nuestra especie?
¿Y por qué es un error decir que “descendemos de los monos”?
En BBC Mundo recordamos cinco datos que tal vez puedan resultarte sorprendentes sobre la evolución humana.
Short intense bursts of exercise will help boost a child’s brain power, reveals first study of its kind
Parents are always being encouraged their children to step away from their computers and get more active.
Evolution is often linked with competition, but what if cooperation is a better fit?
O filósofo muçulmano que formulou teoria da evolução mil anos antes de Darwin
A teoria da evolução, do cientista britânico Charles Darwin, é uma das pedras angulares da ciência moderna.