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Since the Bing Bang and the creation of the universe around 13.7 billion years ago, one of the constant phenomenon of nature on earth has been ‘evolution’, whether it be that of flora, fauna or us humans. However, in the dues course of human evolution, mankind, in its quest of development, has disastrously ignored the very essence of its existence, [...]

The world of medicine and healthcare is full of miracles, that sometimes even defy the simple rules of evolution and the same can be said in the case of Tatiana and Krista Hogan, the twins from Vernon, British Columbia, who are only joined from birth and share the same cerebral activities but also have different personalities, despite sharing the same [...]

One of the upsides of the recession is the impending end of the era of male dominance. Men who are more manly than their sex due to culturally-ascribed social norms of gender have been running the world for the longest time. Male dominance has had its supreme reign. Now, hard times bring about the death of macho. We are witnessing a revolution in evolution. Finance [...]

A new research asserts that ‘once a gene has morphed into its current state, the road back gets blocked’ which means that evolution marches on irreversibly with nary a step back. Evolution entails bridge-burning, so to speak. The study, featured in the September 24 issue of the journal Nature, reveals ‘that over long time scales certain genetic [...]

It is but logical to think that man’s evolutionary history has given rise to a definitive evolutionary form of social behavior. According to Samuel Bowles of the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico, the aspect of altruism may have likewise sprung from the eons of tribal warfare as the concept and act of personal sacrifice has become a determinant of [...]

The Edge Foundation garnered some pretty unthinkable ideas from the scientists, authors, futurists, journalists and other offbeat thinkers to whom it asked the questions: “What will change everything?” and “What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?” Admittedly, the ideas that came up [...]