Something Other Than Adaptation Could Be Driving Evolution http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

What explains the incredible variety of life on Earth? It seems obvious. Evolution, of course! But perhaps not the evolution most people grew up with. Some ecologists say the theory needs an update: They've proposed a new dynamic driving the emergence of new species, one that doesn't require adaptations or the fittest's survival.



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