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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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Now, scientists have a new clue as to why: Research links right-hand bias with evolutionary brain development and upright walking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This pattern fits seamlessly among other evolutionary oddities found in Australia, where marsupials reign and mammals lay eggs.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

“The environment in which they lived has been evolving since their absence,” says evolutionary biologist Vincent J. Lynch of the University at Buffalo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Among lizards, goannas stand out as the only lineage known to have lost this armour, only to regain it in a remarkable evolutionary twist.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

“Didn't you study this in evolutionary biology?” he asked.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry



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