Darwin eventually put forward a model of biological evolution.
达尔文最终提出了一套生物进化的理论模式。
We're dealing with probably the biggest missing link in what we know about human evolution.
我们正在解决的可能是我们所知的人类进化过程中缺失最大的一环。
I have moved from trying to model and understand the distribution and evolution of water vapour.
我已经不再试图构建和理解水汽的分布和演变的理论模式了。
What is the first step in evolution?
进化的第一步是什么？
Consider Darwin's theory of evolution.
想想达尔文的进化论。
This is the basic problem of evolution.
这是进化的基本问题。
Evolution has repeatedly made this trade-off.
进化一再做出这种取舍。
That is the consequence of its endless evolution.
这是其不断进化的结果。
A heated debate has enlivened recent studies of evolution.
一场激烈的辩论使最近的进化论研究领域开始活跃起来。
It has passed through an interesting procedure of evolution.
它经历了一个有趣的进化过程。
Evolution of mollusks proceeded at a uniform rate over time.
"随着时间的推移，软体动物的进化速度是一致的。
It clearly shows Basilosaurus's evolution from land creatures.
它清楚地显示了龙王鲸是由陆地生物进化而来的。
It is better for the sake of evolution to allow creatures to go extinct.
为了进化，最好让生物灭绝。
Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution.
这种观点从根本上改变了我们对生物进化的看法。
Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution?
这些差异有的是生物性的，有的是天生的，是进化的结果吗？
Some samples of the strain in China and Vietnam show its continuing evolution.
在中国和越南的一些菌株样本显示了它的持续进化。
But a loss for all who, like Darwin, delight in the sheer inventiveness of evolution.
但对于所有像达尔文一样以纯粹的创新进化论为乐的人来说，却是一个损失。
The idea of irreversibility in evolution stuck and came to be known as "Dollo's law".
进化中不可逆性的观点得到了证明，并被称为“多洛法则”。
We are the products of evolution, and not just evolution that occurred billions of years ago.
我们是进化的产物，并且不仅仅是发生在数十亿年前的进化。
Evolution has programmed humans to pay most attention to issues that will have an immediate impact.
进化已经使得人类把大部分注意力放在那些会产生直接影响的问题上。
Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds.
也许进化为人类婴儿提供了好奇心，和解释他世界的自然动力。
As you know the evolution of any species is largely influenced by its interactions with other species.
正如你所知道的，任何物种的进化在很大程度上都受到它与其他物种相互作用的影响。
This obliquity creates the terrestrial seasonality so important to the evolution and diversity of life.
这种倾斜创造了对生命进化和多样性如此重要的陆地季节性。
Ethologists—specialists in animal behavior—are interested in evolution, so they define the term narrowly.
动物行为学专家对进化很感兴趣，所以他们对这个术语的定义很狭义。
Things such as nostril size vary with temperature and humidity in ways that suggest evolution is at work.
鼻孔大小等因素随着温度和湿度的变化而变化，这种事表明进化在起作用。
Why does the fossil record not document the series of evolutionary changes during the evolution of animals?
为什么化石记录没有记录动物进化过程中的一系列进化变化？
Hypotheses regarding dinosaurian and avian evolution are unusually diverse—and often at odds with one another.
关于恐龙和鸟类进化的假说有不同寻常的分歧，而且常常互相矛盾。
The foodstuff environment has changed in a short time, but evolution has not, and there's a real mismatch now.
食品环境在短时间内就能改变，但是进化不能，于是就有了错位。
Fossil formations like the Burgess Shale show that evolution cannot always be thought of as a slow progression.
像波基斯页岩这样的化石层表明进化不应该总被看作是一个缓慢的过程。
These atavistic traits provided an advantage and spread through the population, effectively reversing evolution.
这些返祖性状提供了优势，并在种群中传播，有效地逆转了进化。
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