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TED-Ed: The Evolution of the Human Eye
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TED-Ed: The Evolution of the Human Eye

The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures evolve? Joshua Harvey details the 500 million year story of the human eye.

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PhET: Natural Selection
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PhET: Natural Selection

Explore how organisms with different traits survive various selection agents within the environment.

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Encyclopedic Entry: Adaptation
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Encyclopedic Entry: Adaptation

Evolutionary adaptation, or simply adaptation, is the adjustment of organisms to their environment in order to improve their chances at survival in that environment.

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