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For questions about the long-term change of a specific species, type of creature, or trait, usually through the process of natural selection and reproduction. Ideal questions focus on traits, not entire creatures. Consider also [creature-design].
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Is it possible for humans to evolve to eat something like wood or stone or something similar?
Termites 'eat wood' by passing the raw cellulose to symbiotic bacteria in their gut to turn this into sugars. A human could in theory be changed to do something similar with these bacteria. The body …
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Naturally occurring wheels - do the 'mech' vs. 'tank' comparison apply to organics?
Some microscopic animals have a wheel like structure that drives a flagellum.
The issue with a natural macroscopic wheel is that the wheel and axle unit is basically not attached to the rest of the a …
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How would societal development be impacted if humans were not an apex predator?
Frankly, I don't see this persisting for long. As soon as some apex predator starts killing humans, humans will work out how to eliminate the threat, one way or another.
A race descended from a herd …
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How can people naturally become smaller?
Howard Fast wrote a story "The Vision of Milty Boil" where a developer started making cheap housing with shorter and shorter ceilings. He also started mass adverts promoting shortness, made movies fe …
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How can I make a net beneficial genetic trait occur only in a small fraction of the populati...
One of the major, if not the major, theories of how speciation occurs is allopatric speciation. You mention how a large population drowning out a new trait before it can spread is an issue with you, a …
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Evolution of a non-human species with no concept of gender?
Make them hermaphrodites, with both male and female parts on all individuals. You have the advantages of sexual reproduction, without two genders.
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