The evidence for the theory of evolution is very strong and can be seen in by animals today. Perhaps one of the most significant evidence for evolution is with the breeding of tame foxes in Russia. Another is with how…
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Elephant shrews were once considered to be part of the mammalian order Insectivora but were separated into their own order, the Macroscelidea, because they have several important anatomical differences from normal insectivores that indicate they are not closely related at…
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Where is humanity going? Is a new evolutionary leap just around the corner, as popular entertainment and some members of the scientific community suggest? The philosopher Nietzsche postulated the coming of a superman, and Hitler tried to actualize that vision…
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The insect order Thysanura are commonly known as silverfish and firebrats. The name actually means bristletail (thysan is bristle, ura is tail). They are small, pale insects with the requisite six legs and three body parts. Because they lack wings…
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On all the Earth there is no crop that can beat algae for production. One acre growing algae will out produce the next nearest crop by a factor approaching thirty times. It is easy to grow, easy to harvest and…
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Diplura are primitive, wingless insects called bristletails. Like all insects, they have six legs (hexapods) and three body parts: head, thorax and abdomen. The head is eyeless but has simple antennae. In some species the antennae can be withdrawn and…
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The greatest danger to the survival of Antarctic penguins is human interference in the Antarctic ecosystem. From pollution to overfishing to climate change, humans are impacting every ecosystem on earth, including the Antarctic. Climate change is probably the biggest of…
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What will the animal population of planet earth look like a thousand years from now? The answer depends both on natural processes and human choice. Animals will have to be more adaptable if humans continue to increase and take over…
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Let me borrow a slogan from the feminist pro-choice movement: “Keep your laws off my body!” The idea behind it is that a woman should not be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term; that a pregnancy deeply affects…
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Emperor penguins, are creatures considered as a tribe- the only tribe- which stays in South Pole, Antartica. It is said that the penguins, were the only ones which stood still when ice started to cover the green South Pole; while…
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