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EvolutionPaleontology

Ancestor of all placental mammals was an insect eater

Placental mammals were early insectivores and lived along with dinosaurs in the Late cretaceous. During cretaceous mass extinction, dinosaurs became extinct and opened...

AnatomyAnimal DiversityEvolutionPaleontology

This ancient bird hatchling preserved in amber provides insights into early bird evolution

Scientists have recently made an incredible discovery of a piece of amber that contained well preserved remains of an alomost complete bird hatchling....

Animal DiversityPaleontology

Brachiosaurus, the arm lizard

Longer fore legs offers Brachiosaurus a passive advantage in reaching up into the tree canopy to feed as the neck is always arched...

Animal DiversityFeaturedMarine Biology

Nudibranchs, the naked sea slugs

Contents1 What are Nudibranchs?1.0.1 View a video of a Nudibranch predating over other!2 How did they get the name?3 How are they classified?3.1...

Geology

What are the causes of a Tsunami

Tsunami, are dangerous natural disasters caused by large movements of rock in the ocean or by extra-terrestrial bodies. While these giant waves may...

EcologyMarine Biology

Whale Falls and Whale fall communities

Contents1 What is a Whale Fall?2 What happens to whales when they die?3 How often does that happen?4 Where can we find whale...

BiochemistryPhysiology

Why does the consumption of alcohol produce a burning sensation?

Contents1 Why does drinking alcohol feels like burning?2 These were the old theories:3 Here is the truth!4 Whole thing can be summerised as5...

Evolution

Evolution observed in live action in a lizard species

When a lizard moves from ovipary to vivipary, it can be considered an episode in live evolution. Ovipary and vivipary are two modes...

Developmental BiologyEcologyEvolution

Mother birds can prepare unhatched young ones for climate change

Zebra finch parents detected increasing temperatures and prepared their unhatched young ones to survive in the era of global warming and climate change...