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TOPIC: Evolution

What Darwin Never Knew

Charles Darwin's radical insights about evolution raised as many questions as they answered. "What Darwin Never Knew" takes a look at breakthroughs in a brand-new science—nicknamed "evo devo"—and offers answers to riddles that Darwin couldn't explain.
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Subject areas covered: Evolution

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UNDERSTAND EVOLUTION
Use these resources to provide background for the lesson ideas suggested in the "Learn the Science" and "Discover Careers" sections.

Introduce key science topics and concepts with these media-rich resources.

EXAMINE DARWIN'S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
See how Charles Darwin's ideas are the bedrock of our understanding of life on Earth.

EXPLORE "EVO DEVO"
Understand how evolution took place at a genetic level.

See what it's like to work in the field.

Related Careers
Find out about careers related to evolutionary biology.