Despite the wealth of evidence supporting it, its obvious sense as an explanation, and its endorsement by many and varied religious institutions, there are some people out there who still don’t accept the theory of evolution. Sure, they sometimes say, fossils might be real; there are animals that once existed that no longer do – but if one species could really become another, wouldn’t we be able to see it happening? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Lesser advocates might point out that no, evolution is a long-term process built off the back of myriad imperceptible changes at the genetic level, eventually building up enough to affect an entire population. But we’ve got a better counterargument, and it’s this: that you

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