What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

Tetrapod Limbs: If you want to see concrete evidence of evolution, look no further than your hand or your foot. Five fingers, five toes. There's nothing magical about the number, yet five digits ...

Structures that are the result of convergent evolution are called analogous structures or homoplasies; they should be contrasted with homologous structures, which have a common origin.

Convergent evolution is when unrelated species evolve to have functionally similar features, known as analogous structures. In other words, despite lacking common ancestors, they evolve with ...

Many species, including humans, have vestigial organs that are thought to be useless. But this specific structure might ...

Using analogous structures, evolution can provide remarkable innovations. This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article .

Has evolution given humans unique brain structures? Date: February 22, 2013 Source: KU Leuven Summary: Humans have at least two functional networks in their cerebral cortex not found in rhesus ...

Pax6 RNA splicing in cepahlopods is a wonderful demonstration of how evolution fashions equivalent solutions via entirely different routes. Using analogous structures, evolution can provide ...