What is evolution 33 Articles

by Randy Crum

Biological evolution has really the same definition as any other type of evolution. It merely means change over time. In biological terms it means change in the genetic characteristics of a population of organisms over t...read more

by Socialite Hanna

The Theory of Evolution normally describes the gradual change in species of plants and animals, starting with a very primitive single-celled life form, and ending - at least currently - with human beings. Biological evolut...read more

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by Jack Winter

Evolution through Natural Selection The Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has many definitions of evolution, one could go and look at each individual definition and find a certain amount of information revolving a...read more

by John Traveler

On What is Evolution It seems almost paradoxical, that we should find ourselves here in the twenty first century trying to define what Evolution is. It is certainly not a new concept, some recently coined bit of technic...read more

by Chris Pearce

Evolutionary thought has been around since before the time of Jesus. In the 6th century BCE, Greek philosopher Anaximander speculated about the origin of life and he believed that animals originated from the sea. A success...read more

by Julie Phelan

What is the human and what is the human's place in the world? In the twenty-first century, the question has increased in urgency as the existence of those creatures not considered human becomes increasingly tenuous both as...read more

by Lin Edwards

When we think about evolution we usually mean biological evolution, which is the gradual change in species and the development of new species over a long period of time. There are several other categories however, such as ...read more

by B.J.

Nearly 150 years after its first publication (1859) Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is still one of the most hotly contested scientific works of all time. No other groundbreaking scientific theory has experienced...read more

by Ernest Capraro

Evolution is a progressive change. In general, we expect it to refer to positive change, though that doesn't have to be the case. The word "evolution" scares a lot of people because they only associate it with the "Theor...read more

by Eddie French

Watch a documentary on the origin of life and you will soon see if you are of the intensely inquisitive variety glaring gaps in the story of how life evolved from long chain molecules to multi-celled life forms, or indee...read more

by Jan Castagnaro

What is Evolution? Evolution is so much more than a way in which science can explain life and existence. It is a tool, a guide, a foundation for science to study and investigate observations in nature. Evolution gives s...read more

by Darian Peters

When Charles Darwin proposed that the mechanism underlying biological evolution was natural selection the seeds were sown for the removal of teleology from biological causal explanations. As a result animate functions were...read more

by Alij Mega

I see many postings with different opinions about the what evolution is. I decided to contribute my questions and answers: 1. Can evolution be observed? The answer to this question is both yes and no. If you are talking...read more

by Danelle Karth

Evolution is a complex theory that has its roots embedded deep in to history. It is most often connected with Charles Darwin who wrote The Origins of the Species which was published in 1859. Most of Darwin's ideas weren't ...read more

by Simon Wright

Evolution is 'a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage'* The biological definition of evolution is 'the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic gro...read more

by Munin

Evolution is the way in which groups of organisms change over time, usually in response to changes in their environment. The way in which this change is carried out is by a process known as "natural selection," where thos...read more

by AMERICAN MAN

=EVOLUTION OF REALITY= Would be a material definition known to have been, potentially comprehensible yet only for the sake of what history has left as conscionable to support a trail up until now, of what road was most l...read more

by Malabika Ray

The Selfish Gene: Review The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins was first published in 1976. Even after 31 years of its first publication, it remains an international best seller. Dawkins, an expert in his field (Evolution...read more

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by Jane Smith

I'm not a scientist, but have found myself thinking about the mechanism of evolution lately. I've been thinking about different strands of information that get reported in popular publications, about viruses, about mechan...read more

by Jd Singleton

Many debates and conflicts have occurred when the word evolution appears in a conversation. For those who believe in a supreme being, evolution is impossible because they believe that everything was created by their maker....read more