Evolution

Madagascar's lucky break and endemic invaders - Originally posted October 2011

 Cold-blooded monsters or warm-hearted giants? - Originally posted October 2011

 Bringing dinosaurs back to life - Originally posted May 2013

 Is the Amazon still hurting over old extinctions? - Originally posted August 2013

 When animal and plant populations move up and out - Originally posted August 2013

 A gene that protects malarial parasites from mosquito defences - Originally posted May 2014

 Why is the world's richest biodiversity hotspot so biodiverse? Part 1 - Originally posted May 2014

 Warm pockets during cold times and a rediscovered species - Originally posted May 2014

 Pollinators get a buzz off caffeine, too - Originally posted June 2014

Evolution, in real time - Originally posted October 2014

Flowers under the sea - Originally posted November 2016

Bee orchids - Originally posted January 2017

The happy plant that escaped to Africa - Originally posted March 2018





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