22-08-2018 18:27 via baltimore.cbslocal.com

‘Survival Of The Laziest’ May Be Key To Evolution, Study Suggests

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WJZ) — Scientists used to believe evolution was all about the “survival of the fittest.” A new study is suggesting that the key to survival may actually be laziness.
The study, which looked at five million years worth of fossils and other marine species, examined the metabolic rates of nearly 300 organisms on Earth. Researchers from the University of Kansas say a species with a historically higher metabolism actually went extinct more often.
“We found
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