As if humans have too little to worry about, a convocation of mirobioligists recently published data indicating that some bacteria possess the facility of olfaction. Bacteria have long been held responsible, in olfactory terms, for creating a multitude of malodorous…
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The scientists have identified skin cancer that affects the fish in the Great Barrier Reef`s wild fish population. They found that this scourge to be identical to the melanomas which have been affecting human beings for quite a long time….
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A quick look upon the world wide web will reveal people who have undergone very extreme modifications who have already morphed their bodies into their animal totems. The leopard man, the tiger woman, the zebra man and the amazing split tongue…
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Shore pines are evergreen trees that are native to the coasts of the state of Washington. They grow in the wild in windy locations and in good and poor soils. They are excellent for using in yards as wind breaks…
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Who would expect that the story of one of the oldest plants in the world is a tale filled with sex and gluttony? Yes, survival of the oldest known flowering plant (Amborella trichopoda) is not necessarily the result of rain,…
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Algae are simple yet large and diverse groups of autotrophic organisms that grow in water or in moist areas. They act as producers of food and oxygen. Algae may be unicellular or multicellular based on their type, and they reproduce…
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They are the largest creatures on earth. They can dive 300 feet or more beneath the ocean surface and remain below for an hour at a time. Even today, much is still unknown about blue whales. So how do scientists…
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg. Ah, the great philosophical questions of our time. We have many deep questions that have perplexed the mind of scientists for what seems like eternity. These great minds ponder answers to genetic riddles,…
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In May 2013, American scientists announced startling findings about the Pacific environment: Seabird bones reveal changes in the open-ocean food chain. Michigan State University zoologist Peggy Ostrom, who participated in the study, says that “our bone record is alarming because…
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What can we say about people who lived 50,000 years ago? Much more than just years ago, thanks to the growing body of knowledge from the collection and modern-day testing of DNA (or deoxyribonucleic acid, the encoded genetic instructions found…
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