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Yes. What has been observed is horizontal evolution. One does observe changes within species. That has been observed in the lab. It has also been observed in the fossil record of sea urchins. However, upwards vertical evolution has not been observed: A species changing upwards to a more complex organism has never been seen and there remains no evidence for it.
