convergent evolution

  • 8 Wild Examples of Evolution Copying Itself

    8 Wild Examples of Evolution Copying Itself

    Every once in a while, Darwinian natural selection stumbles upon the same solution more than once, in a process known as convergent evolution. Here are our favourite examples of evolution making the same creature, or same physical trait, twice.


  • How Carnivorous Plants Developed A Thirst For Blood

    How Carnivorous Plants Developed A Thirst For Blood

    Carnivorous plants haven’t have the best media representation. The 1986 cult classic Little Shop of Horrors depicted these hungry little darlings as bloodthirsty beasts, which isn’t entirely inaccurate — depending on where they’re located, carnivorous plants eat everything from flies to frogs.