Understanding Evolution
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Understanding Evolution - your one-stop source for information on evolution. Operated by UC Museum of Paleontology @ucmpberkeley
UC Berkeley
Joined March 2020
🦎Iguana tell you something: new research shows species of iguanas in tropical Fiji are related to those in the deserts of North America! Check out the latest Evo in the News to learn more!
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🐞Calling all biology and environmental science instructors in SF Bay Area high schools or community colleges! UC Berkeley Dept of Integrative Biology is offering a professional development workshop on evolution and climate change using lady beetles. Info:
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DNA versus RNA? Bird flu versus coronavirus? Check out our latest Evo in the News to learn what their evolutionary similarities and differences mean for public health. (PC:
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Also, learn more about saber-tooth canine morphology from @ucmpberkeley’s @Tseng_ZJ ( and @NarimaneChatar ( in their recent publications! PC Wikimedia (2/2).
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Chatar et al. explore the tempo and mode of cat-like mammal evolution, highlighting a shape continuum from small cats to extreme sabertooths. They observe the highest disparities and evolutionary...
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🗡️🐈 A purr-fectly preserved saber-toothed kitten was discovered in permafrost. Climb the evolutionary cat tree & see how saber-toothed cats are related to modern cats in the latest Evo in the News! #evolution #catsoftheinternet (1/2)
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Learn about the evolutionary concept of clades and how they are used to differentiate two viral strains of mpox spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Check it out in Evo in the News. #STEMed #evolution
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🦖🌍Fossil footprints found! Separated by a modern ocean, ancient dinosaur trackways connect Brazil and Cameroon. Learn more at Evo in the News! #fossils #STEMed #ichnofossils
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🌲🔥Fossils and Fires: learn about the deep roots of wildfire adaptations in plants in the latest Evo in the News! #STEMed #Fossils #paleontology
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Are we living in the age of humans? Geologists say we are not yet officially in the Anthrpocene Epoch. But they are quick to point out the many ways human activity has already reshaped Earth and its systems. Read more: 📷 courtesy of Flickr user B Lucava
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🐞Calling all biology and environmental science instructors in San Francisco Bay Area high schools or community colleges! Attend a professional development workshop this summer at the UC Berkeley Department of Integrative Biology! More info below!
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Check out our story about new research on the Pleistocene extinctions in Southern California and the many parallels to today: This research is hot, hot, hot!🔥🔥🔥
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RT @undrstndscience: 🤩The film LUMINOUS @luminous_film is now freely available through many libraries and @Kanopy. This film does a fantast….
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RT @undrstndscience: A Science Short in mystery form: paleontologists piece together fossils to gain a better picture of a fierce predator….
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RT @undrstndscience: Another new Science Short! Discovering a strange new group of ancient sea creatures! https://….
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RT @undrstndscience: We just posted a new Science Short! Check out our interview with paleontologists Madeline Ess and Roxanne Banker who a….
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Kids and families are exploring #evolution through puzzles and games in the VENOMventure Escape Game created by @ucmpberkeley and @kunhm! We were recently hosted by @BerkeleyPublic Library! Thanks to @UCBerkeley news for the write-up!
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Can you create an antivenom in time to stop a green plague from taking over the world? VENOMventure - aVENENOtura is a fun game for any family, thanks to UCMP.
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🌱Bay Area families, come play an immersive STEM game with @ucmpberkeley! VENOMventure | aVENENOtura will be @BerkeleyPublic Library June 8-17. WE HAVE A FEW RESERVATION TIMES LEFT! Learn more and sign up here:.
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RT @undrstndscience: Attending #NSTA23 in Atlanta? Meet us there and get new tools for teaching how science works! Understanding Science w….
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RT @undrstndscience: Weigh in on our new features and enter to win a gift card! Check out Science Stories at or Hu….
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RT @undrstndscience: Attending the #cascience22 Conference in Palm Springs? Join us Friday, October 14 at 12:30pm for a demo of new teachin….
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