On a tiny Australian island, snakes feasting on seabirds evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly short time
- Written by: Alessandro Palci, Research Associate in Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide
Benjamint444/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAWhen we think of evolution, we tend to picture slow changes occurring over very long periods of time, typically millions of years. However, evolution can actually happen much faster, over only a few generations: think COVID-19 strains, for example. And this fast evolution isn’t just restricted to...
