episode description
All living beings share a common ancestry – today this is a basic idea. But when Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” he transformed the biological sciences forever. Now, 150 years later, Darwin’s ideas remain as central to scientific exploration as ever. Every day, scientists around the world continue to unlock the mysteries of evolution by discovering new species. Meet entomologist David Kavanaugh, who after discovering a new species of beetle in 1980, predicted that a second new beetle species would be found in the same area. Find out if his prediction came true – and how he used Darwin’s principles on evolution and modern DNA analysis to prove it.
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