natural selection
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Evolution by natural selection is such a familiar concept that it can be easy to forget it describes the present as well as the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
To explain this contrast, the authors compare several hypotheses: natural selection, sex-biased demographic processes or partner preference.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
In this view, harmful mutations are usually removed by natural selection, while truly beneficial mutations are so rare that most lasting molecular changes are expected to be neutral.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
That was assumed to be the result of a natural selection.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
The only answer that I can give to this problem is based on Darwin’s principle of natural selection.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
