divergence

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This approach combines anatomical features with fossil ages to estimate evolutionary relationships and divergence times.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

“This divergence highlights a deeper issue: the physical supply crunch has not been resolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Lagarde notes that to some extent Europe was left behind the internet revolution, a failing that led to a productivity divergence with the U.S. that has never been fully closed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Suggestions the two might not be on the same page come from the divergence in their messaging in Australia.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Chapter 1 provides a whirlwind tour of human evolution and history, extending from our divergence from apes, around 7 million years ago, until the end of the last Ice Age, around 13,000 years ago.

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