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Homo sapiens vs. gorillas
By: Ginny McLeod
It has long since been known that gorillas and homo sapiens are primates but a recent genome study suggests that humans and gorillas may be even closer than once thought. It is now thought that the human-gorilla chimp lineage split off about 10 million years...
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Study: Electronics interfere with bird migration
By: A.W. Berry
Birds possess an ability that scientists call magneto reception. This is the perception of magnetic fields and is used by avian species to determine direction. When the time comes for many birds to migrate, this capacity becomes more important because their lifecycle depends heavily on...
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Difference between spontaneous generation and abiogenesis
By: Tami Port MS
Spontaneous generation is the debunked idea that life can, on a daily basis, arise from nonliving material. Abiogenesis attempts to explain how life on Earth began.In modern science, it is understood that living things arise from other living things. This is cell theory; the...
The planet's most unexpectedly deadly creatures
By: Simows
Some animals, although they possess the cutest fur or the most beautiful colour, tend to be the most lethal killers. Often these beauties, should not be taken for granted, because their external beauty is screening a deadly force. Some of them, are armed with magnificent...
Difference between fraternal and identical twins
By: saima
When you hear the words twin the first thing that comes to the mind is how will you tell them apart? What if you feed or bathe the same one twice? What to do if both kids start crying together? Everyone assumes that if its...
Study finds monkeys can compute math problems
By: A.W. Berry
Monkeys understand what numbers are and make use of their numerical knowledge in their decision making processes. They are also willing to both learn and use mathematical symbols when rewarded with incentives. These notions have been reinforced by a study demonstrating a higher mathematical capacity...
Cholesterol precursors in the human body
By: Alicia M Prater PhD
Cholesterol is an important molecule in the human body – it’s used to synthesize steroid hormones, such as estrogen, testosterone, and molecules that regulate inflammation, as well as vitamin D. Cholesterol is obtained from certain foods in the diet, but it is also synthesized...
Arguments for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
By: Alicia M Prater PhD
Charles Darwin was a 19th century naturalist who has become the focal scientist for evolution. Though recent advances in science, particularly genetics, have found that he got a few things wrong, the great portion of what he concluded from his observations on the Galapagos Islands...
Arguments against Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
By: Alicia M Prater PhD
Though the theory of evolution is most often associated with the work of naturalist Charles Darwin, he is only one of the many scientists who have contributed to compiling what is now known about this most basic biological fact – that populations change over time...
Exploring the sense of smell of the American black bear
By: Rex Trulove
The American black bear, Ursus americanus, is an interesting creature. The smallest of the three bear species found in North America, a fully grown adult can be in excess of 300 pounds. They are among the largest and most successful predators on the continent and...
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