Evo-Devo Series, Part 6: Convergence — Different Paths, Same Solutions

Nature’s Echoes Evolution doesn’t always invent something new. Often, different lineages arrive at strikingly similar solutions to life’s challenges. This is convergent evolution : Birds, bats, and insects all evolved wings. Dolphins and bats both evolved echolocation. Eyes, in some form, have evolved independently at least 40 times. When the constraints are the same, and the goals are survival,…