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Bauer College of Business, whose research likens its effect on our senses to that of a shimmering body of water, which we’re evolutionarily programmed to perceive as a vital resource.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"These evolutionarily distinct lineages are important to name," said Bud Freeman.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

As for the broader claim — that highly dependent relationships become dead ends, evolutionarily speaking, “I would say that it’s still an open question.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

According to the researchers, this approach of creating many less-protected ants instead of fewer heavily armored ones proved to be evolutionarily successful.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

It can be argued that youthful derring- do is in fact evolutionarily adaptive, a behavior encoded in our genes.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer