adapted

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As early animals adapted to new habitats and new reproductive strategies, species diversification accelerated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The many, and voluminous, novels of Elizabeth George are being adapted in “Lynley,” a new series that has its charms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"It isn't acceptable that things like head injury assessment protocols in rugby are largely based on data from men and then slightly adapted for women," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

This essay is adapted from JD Vance’s new book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, to be published by Harper on June 16.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That’s part of the reason why Fertile Crescent domesticates spread west and east so rapidly: they were already well adapted to the climates of the regions to which they were spreading.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond