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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday November 26 2017, @04:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the Atticus-Finch dept.

The rise of a new species of finch has been observed on a Galapagos island:

A population of finches on the Galapagos has been discovered in the process of becoming a new species.

This is the first example of speciation that scientists have been able to observe directly in the field.

Researchers followed the entire population of finches on a tiny Galapagos island called Daphne Major, for many years, and so they were able to watch the speciation in progress.

The research was published in the journal Science [DOI: 10.1126/science.aao4593] [DX].

Also at BGR and Phys.org (heavy on comments).


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @05:08AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @05:08AM (#601605)

    If anything, it highlights what a nebulous concept "species" is.

    I am talking to you, kiwis. Lay off the sheep.

  • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:09AM (2 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:09AM (#601628) Homepage

    I think applied towards humanity a comparison between colonists and Abbos would have been a better comparison they are considered to be the same "species," right?

    Anyway, I have to call bullshit on your sheep-fucking claim -- aren't the Scotsman the true original sheep-fuckers?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:35AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:35AM (#601632)

      Mini-skirt scots, kiwis, what difference does it make?! They are all sheep-fuckers.

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by Bot on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:59AM

        by Bot (3902) on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:59AM (#601637) Journal

        Thus sheeple were borne.

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