Evolutionary Research Reveals Species Diversify Through Sudden Bursts Rather Than Gradual Change
An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes.
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