Read more evolution stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/140/evolution.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:01:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72180/women-getting-shorter-heavier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumans are still changing, and the female winners of the evolutionary crapshoot will be shorter and heavier down the line. A new study that tracked the motherly productivity of the slim-and-tall set alongside their squatter peers concludes that a lower center of gravity will win out in the end, and...http://www.newser.com/story/72180/women-getting-shorter-heavier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:18:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71635/scientists-unearth-fossils-of-missing-link-flying-reptiles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have discovered the remains of a flying reptile in China that they believe represents the "missing link" in a controversial theory of evolution. The reptile—named Darwinopterus in honor of Charles Darwin—lived some 160 million years ago and has features from both early, short-tailed pterodactyls and their huge,...http://www.newser.com/story/71635/scientists-unearth-fossils-of-missing-link-flying-reptiles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 2:04:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70751/fossil-find-shakes-up-evolution-timeline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA primate fossil found in Africa in 1994 predates the famous “Lucy” skeleton by 1 million years and offers clues to human evolution, researchers say. “This is huge,” a paleoanthropologist tells the Washington Post . “This is the biggest discovery really since” Lucy. The researchers believe “Ardi”— Ardipithecus ramidus —lived in...http://www.newser.com/story/70751/fossil-find-shakes-up-evolution-timeline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:51:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70265/oldest-feathered-dino-found-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fossilized creature found in northern China puts an end to any controversy over whether birds descended from dinosaurs, say Chinese scientists. The dinosaur, who lived some 10 million years before Archaeopteryx , is the oldest feather species ever discovered. The feathers cover its arms, tail, and also its feet, leading...http://www.newser.com/story/70265/oldest-feathered-dino-found-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 5:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69255/religious-america-snubs-darwin-film-producer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe producer of a new film about Charles Darwin says he hasn't landed a US distribution deal because Americans can't stand the theory of evolution, the Daily Mail reports. Creation , the story of Darwin's struggle between reason and faith as he wrote The Origin of Species , has opened the Toronto...http://www.newser.com/story/69255/religious-america-snubs-darwin-film-producer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 18:22:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67775/big-business-wants-to-put-global-warming-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing broad new US regulations on emissions, big business wants to put the science behind global warming before a judge, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It would be evolution versus creationism,” says an executive for the US Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing the idea of a public hearing. “It...http://www.newser.com/story/67775/big-business-wants-to-put-global-warming-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 19:42:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65996/climate-change-already-causing-evolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGlobal warming is changing the face of the planet, and a key panel estimates that a quarter of the world's species will die out—but a few organisms are already evolving to survive in a hotter world. In the past few years Scottish sheep have become smaller, while species of...http://www.newser.com/story/65996/climate-change-already-causing-evolution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 9:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65572/cooking-what-separates-men-from-apes-and-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCooking—not just eating—meat is what prompted human evolution, Richard Wrangham argues in his book Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human , and he discusses his beliefs—including an opposition to the trend of raw diets—with Salon. “Raw foodists argue quite strongly that it is our natural diet,...http://www.newser.com/story/65572/cooking-what-separates-men-from-apes-and-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 13:14:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64851/sorry-nike-we-evolved-to-run-barefoot-author.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumans may be built for day-long hunts that could take a pack 100 miles, all without shoes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “We didn’t evolve as weight lifters, yoga gurus, or swimmers,” says barefoot runner Christopher McDougall, whose book Born to Run explores the hypothesis. “We evolved as long-distance runners.” And...http://www.newser.com/story/64851/sorry-nike-we-evolved-to-run-barefoot-author.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 12:54:02 CDT