Tag: evolution
Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader
Syria After Civil War Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria. Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria. Ahmed al-Shara, who went by…
Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S.
Opinion Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S. By Glenn Branch edited by Daniel Vergano Lawyers, scientists, and supporters of the legal challenge to anti-evolution law, July 1925. Dayton, Tennessee. One hundred years ago a young teacher, John T. Scopes, went on trial in Dayton, Tenn., for violating a recently enacted state law…
Survival of the luckiest? New study hints at the potential role of luck in evolution
By Jonathan Lambert For many, evolution boils down to a simple phrase: survival of the fittest. Within a population, individuals vary in their ability to survive and reproduce, and the winners of this competition shape the next generation. “Everywhere we look, outcomes across populations are unequal,” says Matthew Zipple, an evolutionary biologist at Cornell University.…