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'''[[Evolution]]''' usually refers to the biological phenomenon usually explained by [[Natural Selection]]. It may also mean:

'''Evolution''' is a general term for change over time, and may refer to:

==Other related ideas==

*[[Evolution (philosophy)]], the development of the universe and consciousness through time

*[[Evolution (term)]], the word itself.

*[[Evolutionary biology]], the academic field concerned with biological evolution

*[[Evolutionary computation]], in computer science and mathematics

*[[Evolutionary psychology]] proposes that psychology can be better understood in light of evolution

*[[Evolutionism]], a term with varying meanings that pertain to change

*[[Chemical Evolution]], the evolution of chemical elements in cosmology, or a hypothesis of how life may have evolved from prebiotic molecules (aka Chemosynthesis).

*[[Galaxy formation and evolution]], in cosmology

*[[Stellar evolution]], in cosmology

*[[Higher evolution]], a spiritual concept concerning the evolution of human consciousness

*[[Human evolution]], the emergence of humans as a distinct species

*Language evolution: see [[Historical linguistics]].

*[[Lamarckism|Lamarckian evolution]], the idea that something (especially an organism) can acquire characteristics during its lifetime and pass them on to its offspring (example: [[meme]])

*[[Sociocultural evolution]], in sociology and anthropology

*[[Theistic evolution]], the belief that religious teachings are compatible with the theory of evolution

== In science ==

==Products and organizations==

* [[Biological evolution]]

*[[Evolution Studios]], a British video game developer

* [[Cultural evolution (disambiguation)|Cultural evolution]]

*[[Evolution (professional wrestling)]], a heel stable on [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s [[WWE_RAW|RAW]] brand.

* [[Evolutionary algorithm]], the use of evolutionary concepts in computing

*[[Evolution (journal)]]

* [[Universal Darwinism]], the application of evolutionary concepts across domains

*[[Novell Evolution]], a [[personal information manager]], including email client, based on GNOME for GNU/Linux.

*[[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]], sports car

*[[rebreather#Some makes of rebreather|Evolution]] is a make of scuba diving rebreather

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==Film, Music, and Television==

==Entertainment==

*[[Evolution (Boyz II Men album)]]

*[[Evolution (film)]]

*[[Evolution (Journey album)]]

*[[Evolution (Hollies album)]]

*[[Evolution (song)]], a single by Japanese Pop singer, [[Ayumi Hamasaki]]

*[[Evolution (Stargate SG-1)]]

*[[Evolution (Stephen Baxter novel)]]

*[[Evolution (TNG episode)]], a third season episode of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]

*[[Evolution (Twins album)]]

*[[Evolution (Decoded Feedback album)]]

*''[[Evolution: The World of Sacred Device]]'', video game

*''[[Turok Evolution]], video game

*[[Orange Evolution Festival]], music festival

*The term is used incorrectly by the [[Pokémon evolution|Pokémon]] [[video game]] franchise to mean [[Metamorphosis (biology)|metamorphosis]].

===Film and television===

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* [[Evolution (1971 film)|''Evolution'' (1971 film)]], Canadian animated short by Michael Mills

* [[Evolution (2001 film)|''Evolution'' (2001 film)]], American comic science fiction film by Ivan Reitman

* [[Evolution (2015 film)|''Evolution'' (2015 film)]], French horror-thriller film

* [[Evolution (2021 film)|''Evolution'' (2021 film)]], Hungarian drama film

* [[Evolution (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|"Evolution" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'')]], 1989 episode of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''

* [[Evolution (Stargate SG-1)|"Evolution" (''Stargate SG-1'')]], pair of episodes of ''Stargate SG-1''

* [[Evolution (TV series)|''Evolution'' (TV series)]], 2002 documentary series

* [[Evolution (The Walking Dead)|"Evolution" (''The Walking Dead'')]], 2018 episode of ''The Walking Dead''

* ''[[Pokémon Evolutions]]'', a 2021 Japanese animated miniseries

===Other uses===

[[de:Evolution (Begriffsklärung)]]

[[es:Evolución]]

* [[Evolution (advertisement)|''Evolution'' (advertisement)]], 2006 promotion for Dove cosmetic soap

[[fr:Évolution (homonymie)]]

* [[Evolution (Guinness)|''Evolution'' (Guinness)]] or ''noitulovE'', 2005–2006 Guinness advertising campaign

[[io:Evoluciono]]

* [[Evolution (professional wrestling)]], professional wrestling stable in WWE

[[mk:Еволутивна биологија]]

* [[WWE Evolution]], WWE pay-per-view offering

[[ja:エボリューション]]

* [[Evolution (AJPW)]], professional wrestling stable

[[pl:Ewolucja]]

* [[Evolution (ride)]], amusement-park ride

[[ru:Эволюция (значения)]]

* [[Evolution (radio show)|''Evolution'' (radio show)]]

[[fi:Evoluutio (täsmennyssivu)]]

==Literature==

* [[Evolution (Peel novel)|''Evolution'' (Peel novel)]], 1994 ''Doctor Who'' novel by John Peel

* [[Evolution (journal)|''Evolution'' (journal)]], bimonthly scientific journal

* [[Evolution (Baxter novel)|''Evolution'' (Baxter novel)]], 2003 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter

* ''[[Evolution: The Modern Synthesis]]'', 1942 popular science book by Julian Huxley

* ''[[Evolution: The Story of Life]]'', 2009 non-fiction book by Douglas Palmer

==Music==

* [[Evolution Festival]], music festival held in Tyne and Wear from 2002 until 2013

=== Albums and EPs===

* [[Evolution (Anastacia album)|''Evolution'' (Anastacia album)]] (2017)

* [[Evolution (Blood on the Dance Floor album)|''Evolution'' (Blood on the Dance Floor album)]] (2012)

* [[Evolution (Boyz II Men album)|''Evolution'' (Boyz II Men album)]] (1997)

* [[Evolution (Decoded Feedback album)|''Evolution'' (Decoded Feedback album)]]

* [[Evolution (Dennis Coffey album)|''Evolution'' (Dennis Coffey album)]]

* [[Evolution (Disturbed album)]] (2018)

* [[Evolution (Edge of Sanity album)|''Evolution'' (Edge of Sanity album)]] (1999)

* [[Evolution (Ghost Town album)|''Evolution'' (Ghost Town album)]] (2015)

* [[Evolution (Grachan Moncur III album)|''Evolution'' (Grachan Moncur III album)]] (1963)

* [[Evolution (Hed PE album)|''Evolution'' (Hed PE album)]]

* [[Evolution (Hollies album)|''Evolution'' (Hollies album)]] (1967)

* [[Evolution (Infinite EP)|''Evolution'' (Infinite EP)]]

* [[Evolution (JLS album)|''Evolution'' (JLS album)]]

* [[Evolution (Journey album)|''Evolution'' (Journey album)]] (1979)

* [[Evolution (Joyner Lucas EP)|''Evolution'' (Joyner Lucas EP)]] (2020)

* [[Evolution (Magnum album)|''Evolution'' (Magnum album)]] (2011)

* [[Evolution (Malo album)|''Evolution'' (Malo album)]] (1973)

* [[Evolution (Martina McBride album)|''Evolution'' (Martina McBride album)]]

* [[Evolution (Masami Okui album)|''Evolution'' (Masami Okui album)]] (2006)

* [[Evolution (Memorain album)|''Evolution'' (Memorain album)]] (2012)

* [[Evolution (Nektar album)|''Evolution'' (Nektar album)]] (2004)

* [[Evolution (Noiseworks album)|''Evolution'' (Noiseworks album)]] (2022)

* [[Evolution (Oleta Adams album)|''Evolution'' (Oleta Adams album)]] (1993)

* [[Evolution (Once Human album)|''Evolution'' (Once Human album)]] (2017)

* [[Evolution (Open Hand EP)|''Evolution'' (Open Hand EP)]] (2000)

* [[Evolution (Paul van Dyk album)|''Evolution'' (Paul van Dyk album)]] (2012)

* [[Evolution (Sabrina Carpenter album)|''Evolution'' (Sabrina Carpenter album)]] (2016)

* [[Evolution (Scotch album)|''Evolution'' (Scotch album)]] (1985)

* [[Evolution (Sheryl Crow album)|''Evolution'' (Sheryl Crow album)]] (2024)

* [[Evolution (Slum Village album)|''Evolution'' (Slum Village album)]] (2013)

* [[Evolution (Subhumans EP)|''Evolution'' (Subhumans EP)]]

* [[Evolution (Teddy Charles album)|''Evolution'' (Teddy Charles album)]] (1955)

* [[Evolution (Tony MacAlpine album)|''Evolution'' (Tony MacAlpine album)]] (1995)

* [[Evolution (Twins album)|''Evolution'' (Twins album)]] (2003)

* [[Evolution (Viper album)|''Evolution'' (Viper album)]] (1992), or its title song

* ''[[Evolution: The Hits]]'', compilation album by Dead or Alive

* ''Evolution'', 1993 album by [[Geoff Moore and the Distance]]

* ''Evolution'', 1994 album by [[Geoffrey Downes]]

* ''Evolution'', 2012 album by [[Pamela Williams]]

*''Evolution'', 2019 extended play by [[Excision (musician)|Excision]] and [[Wooli]]

*''Evolution'', 2019 extended play by [[Jake Zyrus]]

===Songs===

* [[Evolution (Ayumi Hamasaki song)|"Evolution" (Ayumi Hamasaki song)]] (2001)

* [[Evolution (Korn song)|"Evolution" (Korn song)]] (2007)

* "Evolution", song by Cat Power from the album ''[[You Are Free]]'' (2003)

* "Evolution", song by Roy Ayers from the album ''[[Mystic Voyage]]'' (1975)

* "Evolution", song by State Radio from the album ''[[Let It Go (State Radio album)|Let It Go]]'' (2009)

* "Evolution (The Grand Design)", song by Symphony X from the album ''[[V – The New Mythology Suite]]'' (2000)

* "Evolution", song by The Word Alive from the album ''[[Life Cycles (The Word Alive album)|Life Cycles]]'' (2012)

* "Evolution" (Hardy), song by [[Edward W. Hardy]] (2016)

==Games==

* ''[[Evolution: The Origin of Species]]'', 2010 card game published by Rightgames RBG

* ''[[Evolution (board game)|Evolution]]'', 2014 board game by North Star Games

* ''[[Evolution Championship Series]]'', yearly fighting game tournament

* ''[[Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life]]'', 1997 strategy game edited by Discovery Channel

* ''[[Evolution: The World of Sacred Device]]'', 1999 video game

* [[Evolution Studios]], British video game developer

* ''[[CycloDS Evolution]]'', Nintendo DS hardware for home brew games

==Companies==

* [[Evolution Aircraft]], American aircraft manufacturer based in Redmond, Oregon

* [[Evolution Group (UK)]], British financial services business

* [[Evolution Group (South Africa)]], South African financial services business

* [[Evolution Studios]], British video game developer

* [[Evolutions Television]], British television post-production company

==Technology==

* ''[[Beagle 2: Evolution]]'', proposed successor to the Beagle 2 Mars lander

* [[DTA Evolution]], French ultralight trike design

* [[Evolution (marketplace)]], black market operating on the Tor network

* [[Evolution (software)]], email client and calendar software

* [[Evolution engine]], motorcycle engine from Harley-Davidson

* [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]], sports car

* [[MCV Evolution]], single-deck bus

* [[EVolution]], research project to reduce vehicle weight

* [[Ultima Evolution]], a British sports car

==See also==

* [[Evilution (disambiguation)]]

* [[The Evolution (disambiguation)]]

* {{look from|evolution}}

* {{in title|evolution}}

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