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Old Species Learn New Tricks...Very Slowly
August 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:

A quick look at the fossil record shows that no species lasts forever. On average, most species exist for around a million years, although some species persist for much longer. A new study published in Scientific Reports from paleontologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama shows that young species can take advantage of new opportunities more easily than older species: a hin . . .

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