evolutionary biology

American

noun

the branches of biology that deal with the processes of change in populations of organisms, especially taxonomy, paleontology, ethology, population genetics, and ecology.

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They shared conference invites and articles on subjects Epstein took a liking to, such as mathematics, theoretical physics, psychology, evolutionary biology and brain science.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Much subsequent sociology has run around this Weberian circuit, powered by new techniques such as quantitative modeling and evolutionary biology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

This is an adaptation — in evolutionary biology, a trait that arose due to natural selection.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

He had recently completed the two-year Special Student program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where he studied cosmology and evolutionary biology.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The challenge now is to develop human history as a science, on a par with acknowledged historical sciences such as astronomy, geology, and evolutionary biology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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