"Since we are still going through the whole evolutionary period right now, B to B still has a grace period," Ms. Kerr said, using industry shorthand for business to business.
This special issue of EEO contains a fascinating series of articles that overview the major players and events in hominid phylogeny and the major themes running through the human evolutionary story, right up to the point when our own species Homo sapiens emerged.
It's actually the tangible, felt, human experience of the energy and intelligence that created the universe and that is driving the evolutionary process right now.
The mammal, which likely weighed 45 to 75 pounds, probably occupied a branch of the evolutionary tree right beside a broad group that has since radiated out into the modern rhinoceros, horse and hippopotamus, according to a study published online Thursday in the journal Nature Communications.
Alternatively, one may reject these implications of the molecular data and stick to the fossil evidence that positions the relevant evolutionary changes right at the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary (Monk and Paulin 2014).
Perhaps one day, if the evolutionary pressures are right, crabs might join the list of highly social creatures.
But whether these findings are useful for detecting or preventing violent abuse is another question, even putting aside the issue of whether the evolutionary explanation is right.
Re "An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong" (Oct . 31: As a professional philosopher, I found myself with no worries about whether Marc Hauser's theory would put my colleagues in ethics out of business.
Some nonnatives with the right evolutionary tools to adapt, however, might have just kept pace with the challenges of the environment, or they might have thrived alongside other plants and animals.
Researchers are filling in the evolutionary history of right whales with the help of the crustaceans they carry.
