EVOLUTION: THE UNTOLD STORY
EVOLUTION: THE UNTOLD STORY ‘Evolution’ means the development of life in geological time. The term came from the Latin word ‘evolvere’, meaning ‘to unroll’. In biology, the term is used specifically for the processes that have transformed life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to the vast diversity of fossilized and living forms. In this article, we will explore different evidences in the favour of evolution. ORIGIN OF EARTH Humans have long speculated about the origin of the universe. The universe began 13.73 Bya in a sequence of events known as the BIG BANG . The table given below provides the sequence of events occurred in the first 10 billion years after the origin of universe. THE FIRST TEN BILLION YEARS AFTER THE ORIGIN OF EARTH TIME(BYA) EVENT 13.7 Origin of the universe 13.6 First stars form(composed of hydrogen and helium) 12.8 Hundreds of galaxies exists 4.6 Origin of solar system a...
