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Evolution Occurs Faster at the Equator

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05-04-2006 4:52 PM 		Reply to: Message 3 by Omnivorous
05-04-2006 4:23 PM

Finally: the synthesis between Evolution and Relativity
No, the reason is that, due to its rotation, the earth bulges at the equator, so that organisms there are located a bit higher up the gravity well. This means that time runs slightly faster for them. Hence a faster evolution rate.
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