Are we evolving or devolving? Both answers are partially correct. We are evolving in general science and culture, but still devolving in a social way. I say this because when the world was filling with monarchy it was normal that…
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744 – 1829) died 30 years before Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species was published. He made considerable contributions to biology and conchology, but no one paid much attention to his passing. His ultimate fame rests on his ideas…
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The theory of evolution does not entirely rest on the ancient backs of fossils, but they certainly are an important cornerstone for the theory. No other theory of how all current species of life forms on Earth came to be…
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Lemurs are a group of early primates that survive only on the island of Madagascar and nearby Comoros islands. Lemurs are often said to be a primitive form of primate but I prefer the term early because it means they…
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The Scandentia are a small order of mammals once grouped with the Insectivora. Their common name is tree-shrew but they are not really shrews and many of them do not live in trees. The scandentid tree-shrews were found to be…
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Since evolution is an adaptive process, the predator-prey relationship is a major force in shaping the development of a species. An ineffective hunter will starve; prey that cannot evade the predator will be eaten. Those who survive to reproduce pass…
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The protura are primitive insects. They are so small that most people have never seen them and the only common name for the group is conehead because of the shape of their heads. They weren’t even recognised and described by…
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Gender Vs. Sexuality: The Biochemistry Behind the Orientation Our eye color, our height, the shape of our ears-even artistic inability that causes every water-color painting we’ve made since preschool to look more like regurgitated clam chowder on a page- all…
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The continents of North and South America have been isolated for hundreds of millions of years at a time and this has allowed the evolution of some very strange and unique plants and animals. Among the strangest are the animals…
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As much as I, or many other women, would love to find out how a man copes – or doesn’t cope – with a pregnancy, it is not something that is right nor good to do. A man is not…
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