Evolution is not just something from the past. It also happens in real time. ... Traditionally, researchers have studied evolution by looking back, often using fossils and other relics to understand how organisms have changed over time in order to survive.

What is evolution in real time?

This experimentally confirmed a theory on the origin of multicellular life, which says that the evolution of cell groups and the subsequent steps towards multicellularity can only take place when cell groups are both better at reproduction and more likely to survive than single cells. ...

How do we study evolution?

Radioactive dating and carbon dating are two very common ways to study evolutionary history and the age of fossils. Relative dating is another method that is used to determine the age of fossils. Comparative anatomy is a technique used to compare the similarities and differences between species.