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  1. Evolution - Wikipedia

    The scientific theory of evolution by natural selection was conceived independently by two British naturalists, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, in the mid-19th century as an explanation for …

  2. Evolution | Definition, History, Types, & Examples | Britannica

    Dec 26, 2025 · Evolution, theory in biology postulating that the various types of living things on Earth have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to …

  3. Theory of Evolution - Education

    Oct 19, 2023 · Darwin and a scientific contemporary of his, Alfred Russel Wallace, proposed that evolution occurs because of a phenomenon called natural selection. In the theory of natural …

  4. An introduction to evolution

    Evolution helps us to understand the living world around us, as well as its history. Biological evolution is not simply a matter of change over time.

  5. What is evolution? | Biological Principles - gatech.edu

    Darwin published his theory of evolution in On the Origin of Species (1859), with carefully reasoned evidence to support this theory that all life on earth evolved from a common ancestor.

  6. evolution | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature

    Evolution is a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time. Evolution reflects the adaptations of organisms to their changing environments and can result...

  7. Evolution - National Human Genome Research Institute

    4 days ago · Evolution, as related to genomics, refers to the process by which living organisms change over time through changes in the genome. Such evolutionary changes result from mutations that …

  8. EVOLUTION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Evolution is a process of continuous branching and diversification from common trunks. This pattern of irreversible separation gives life's history its basic directionality.

  9. The year human evolution’s greatest mystery got a face | CNN

    Dec 26, 2025 · Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil …

  10. Evolution - Natural Selection, Adaptation, Genetics | Britannica

    Dec 2, 2025 · Evolution can be seen as a two-step process. First, hereditary variation takes place; second, selection is made of those genetic variants that will be passed on most effectively to the …