For the rest of us, one interesting and sometimes confusing aspect of evolution is the difference between convergent and divergent evolution. Here’s a quick explanation. Before getting into the ...

The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; divergent, where plates move apart; and transform, where plates move sideways ...

Sriram Bird Photographer (left) and Ondrej Prosicky (right)/ Shutterstock What is the difference between convergent and divergent evolution? Divergent evolution is the opposite of convergent evolution ...

Researchers have attempted to get at the answer to that question—reporting on average a small correlation between convergent thinking tests and divergent thinking tests. A recent study ...

In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process ... It is the opposite of divergent evolution, where related species evolve different traits. On a molecular level, this can happen ...