Three and a half million years ago two of our ancestors walked across a field of damp volcanic ash, not realizing that they were achieving a kind of immortality. This occurred in East Africa in what is now Tanzania in…
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The link between human evolution and migration has been an integral part of our history, going back to the earliest recorded times of our species’ existence. As we became more intelligent and increased the use of man-made tools and animal…
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“The tiger shark is a deadly predator. It is a solitary hunter that will eat anything it can get down its throat-including other sharks,” (Wildlife Fact-File” Our family lives a few minutes drive from Lake Erie in north-eastern Ohio. We…
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The Evolution of Primates: Primate evolution has been a long process of natural selection that has produced the species of monkey, ape, and even human beings that we have today. Within the evolutionary pressures that arose around sixty-five million years…
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Paleontology and evolution are two steps, but by no means the only steps, in trying to discover the wonders of life on earth. They help us get a better perspective not only on our place in the grand web of…
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The evolution of the dog or the devolution of the wolf, because that was where dogs really came from, wolves! As one way to state it is that a dog is a wolf in plain clothes. Dogs can and do…
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In vitro fertilization or commonly known as IVF which was introduced in the 70’s gave rise to a lot of possibilities and controversies in the realm of science and morality. IVF allowed infertile couples a chance to have a child…
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Evolution or Intelligent Design: Two Opposing Theories Abstract Evolution is a widely debated topic for over the past 100 years. The concept of evolution is the number one divider between religious groups and scientists. Both groups tend to look at…
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Many prokaryotes have distinct appendages, delicate strands made of protein, that extend beyond the surface of the cell. Whip-like flagella enable some bacteria to move about, shorter extensions, called fimbriae, enable bacteria to adhere to surfaces and, for pathogenic (bad…
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Giant pandas are peculiar animals. While they look like bears, they aren’t quite bears; and while they’re built like raccoons, they aren’t quite raccoons, either. We know them by their cuddly depictions and black ears, eye patches, arms, legs and…
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