Today, we’re covering convergent evolution, a common term in science fields. While it is a complicated term, it’s relatively easy to understand when you look at some of the more key examples.

Divergent evolution occurs when two species share a common ancestor and evolve one or more characteristics that make them different to each other. This might happen because they find themselves in ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

When this happens, evolution will dip into its limited grab-bag of solutions—as you can plainly see in these striking examples. This story was originally published on June 11, 2020. Daily Newsletter ...

The evolution of the blowhole, for example, might have started with random genetic changes that resulted in at least one whale having its nostrils farther back on its head, according to Phys.org.

Several hundred million years ago, there were no vertebrate animals on land. The only vertebrate species in the world were fish, all of which lived underwater. Competition for food was intense. This ...

The classic example of divergent evolution is what is known as Darwin’s finches. (They are actually a type of tanager, not true finches, but that makes no difference to the argument.) When Darwin ...

Here are our favorite examples of evolution making the same creature, or same physical trait, twice. Sometimes, Darwinian natural selection stumbles upon the same solution more than once, ...

Several hundred million years ago, there were no vertebrate animals on land. The only vertebrate species in the world were fish, all of which lived underwater. Competition for food was intense. This ...

Convergent evolution explained with 13 examples. By Holly Chetan-Welsh and Lisa Hendry. We share the planet with a huge diversity of plants and creatures. But we can see similarities between organisms ...