<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: evolution Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:23:34 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Major scientific discovery of fossil 'treasure trove' pushes animal origins back 4 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2189813_1.jpg"/><br><br>Researchers have recovered more than 700 fossil specimens.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jennifer Pinto]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>Animals, Fossils, evolution, Ediacaran fossils, Cambrian explosion, animal origins, Yunnan Province discovery, Yunnan discovery</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2189813_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These animals ranged from worm-like stalked feeders to early relatives of modern starfish]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2189813_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These animals ranged from worm-like stalked feeders to early relatives of modern starfish]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major scientific breakthrough reveals cavemen had dogs similar to 2 modern breeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2187615_1.jpg"/><br><br>A new study revealed early bonds between humans and dogs.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:04:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Laura Zilincanova]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Dogs, Archaeology, evolution, Animals, Ancient DNA, Dog domestication, Palaeolithic dogs, Human-dog bond</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2187615_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[D]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[D]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2187615_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[D]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[D]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chimpanzees flirt with one surprising hand gesture, say scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2174058_1.jpg"/><br><br>Some ape gestures have taken researchers years to decode.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Hanna Geissler]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>Animals, evolution, Chimpanzee communication, Leaf clipping, Ape gestures, Evolution of language</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2174058_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labe, 5, enjoys a daily bushwalk at the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2174058_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labe, 5, enjoys a daily bushwalk at the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driverless car makes emergency stop after mistaking bus advert for real people]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2168121_1.jpg"/><br><br>The hi-tech vehicle halted after it mistook an advert showing people on a bus as real-life humans in the road. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Richard Ashmore]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>London, evolution, Car reviews, Artificial Intelligence, Driverless cars, AI misidentification, Waymo and Wayve, Automated Vehicles Act</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2168121_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(Stock image) The AI driverless car mistook people on a poster for real-life pedestrians ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2168121_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(Stock image) The AI driverless car mistook people on a poster for real-life pedestrians ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doomsday Clock now just 85 seconds from apocalypse but many notice 'issue' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2163680_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Doomsday Clock moved to 85 seconds before midnight - its closest point ever - but critics have spotted an 'issue'. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:18:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Samantha Bartlett]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Science (section), evolution, doomsday clock, doomsday clock 2026, what is the doomsday clock, the doomsday clock, what is doomsday clock, 2026 doomsday clock</media:keywords><media:content 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scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incredible giant virus linked to life’s origins discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2154720_1.jpg"/><br><br>The discovery, published in the Journal of Virology in November 2025, adds weight to the viral eukaryogenesis hypothesis. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>evolution, Science (section), Japan, Giant virus, Ushikuvirus, Viral eukaryogenesis hypothesis, Evolution of complex life</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2154720_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[3D reconstruction reveals ushikuvirus's icosahedral capsid]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Tokyo University of Science]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2154720_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[3D reconstruction reveals ushikuvirus's icosahedral capsid]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Tokyo University of Science]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our bodies and minds are not built for modern life - and it could spell our doom]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2145124_1.jpg"/><br><br>New study says we're still wired for a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and not today's daily stresses<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:43:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Daniel Smith]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>Science (section), evolution, Health (section), Mental Health (section)</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2145124_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sad and lonely girl in bedroom. Insomnia and psychological issues. Breakup with boyfriend. Conceptual of bad condition of broken hearted, sadness, loneliness or depress woman.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Oleg Breslavtsev via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2145124_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sad and lonely girl in bedroom. Insomnia and psychological issues. Breakup with boyfriend. 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Prehistoric Neanderthal Hunter Scavenging with Primitive Tools in the Jungle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[gorodenkoff via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2139528_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portrait of Primeval Caveman Wearing Animal Skin and Fur Hunting with a Stone Tipped Spear in the Prehistoric Forest. Prehistoric Neanderthal Hunter Scavenging with Primitive Tools in the Jungle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[gorodenkoff via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woolly mammoth de-extinction breakthrough as 39,000-year-old RNA sequenced from ice]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2134288_1.jpg"/><br><br>The team analysed muscle tissue from 10 mammoths aged between 10,000 and 50,000 years.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:06:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Ciaran McGrath]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>evolution, Animals, Science (section), Woolly mammoth, RNA sequencing, de-extinction, Colossal Biosciences</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2134288_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woolly mammoth may be on the verge of a sensational comeback]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2134288_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woolly mammoth may be on the verge of a sensational comeback]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item></channel></rss>