Those first attempts at demanding a "tax" of foreign ships evolved into highly organized hijacking operations.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

But the idea that species have evolved from simpler forms is less accepted by the public.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

In the late eighteenth century, Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin,suggested that species evolved from their ancestors.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

But many non-scientists are unsure about whether humans evolved over millions of years.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

His own grandfather,Erasmus Darwin, believed that species evolved.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

"What has happened this thing has evolved and as we have been able to refine the flow rate estimates."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne say the disease has evolved to thwart the body's natural defenses.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

In recent years, the purpose of the festival has evolved into raising scholarship money to help young musicians in the region.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Given the way the insurgency has unfolded and evolved and enlarged, the Taliban have no reason to talk.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"Smoking is easier than obesity because the way the environment has evolved in the United States really helps reinforce the decision not to smoke."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

For I feared that my plan of explaining how man had evolved would provoke notoriety.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Kucinich says science has evolved since the 1920s when primates were first used for experimentation.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

Ruhli,who is a medical doctor as well as a paleo-pathologist, says looking back can help scientists look forward, by revealing how the disease evolved over time.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

As for Jack Faust, he's just thrilled to see how the sport has evolved.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03