HS-LS4-3

Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.

  1. Physics

    Eyelashes: The ‘sweet’ length

    New mathematical and aerodynamics studies find what seems to be the optimal length for eyelashes — the length that protects best. And surprise: Longer is not always better.

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  2. Life

    Caught in the act

    Scientists observe some evolutionary speed demons as they adapt over the course of just a few years to new environmental conditions.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Evolved to run

    Heel bones hint that humans could run farther than Neandertals.

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  4. Fossils

    Dinosaurs grow up

    Learning how fast dinosaurs grew may help link birds to dinosaurs.

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  5. Tech

    Butterfly wings and waterproof coats

    Inspired by nature, scientists have come up with clever new designs for waterproof coatings.

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