History is often shaped by moments of profound change—inflection points that redefine what’s possible, much like cosmic asteroids that strike the planet and alter the course of evolution. Today, we ...

Over the past 500 million years, nearly all evolutionary changes in octopuses and squids occurred in rapid bursts during the emergence of new species, according to research from the University of ...

The concept of punctuated equilibrium was, to some, a radical new idea when it was first proposed by Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge in 1972. Now it is widely recognized as a useful model for one ...

What does an esoteric concept in evolutionary biology have to do with the speed of change we are seeing in the workplace, retail and entertainment? Punctuated equilibrium is a theory that evolutionary ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. As Covid-19 took hold in our communities, the increase in demand and need for telehealth and ...

What do Darwin’s finches and active managers have in common? Evolutionary biology. Although birds from the Galápagos aren’t quite what you’d find on modern-day Wall Street, the parallels between their ...

New research helps explain why crocodiles haven’t changed in 200 million years. Crocodiles evolved in a way called punctuated equilibrium, with tandem short- and long-lived species. The same may be ...