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The Dodo, a flightless bird that looked like a huge pigeon and lived in Mauritius, has become a symbol of extinction. Although many species have become extinct in the history of life on earth, the Dodo is still often talked about, probably because of the anthropogenic causes of its extinction. Historic descriptions and data collection […]
Tardigrades, also known as little water bears because of their morphology, are strange little creatures, popular among scientists trying to decipher the unique features that enable them to survive under extreme conditions. Many articles have been published regarding their genetic makeup in the hopes of using this information to treat disease or fight the consequences […]
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles that appeared about 250 million years ago at the beginning of the Triassic period and dominated the Earth during the Jurassic and the Cretaceous period. However, they suddenly vanished from the face of the Earth after a nearly 200 million years’ presence, at the end of the Cretaceous […]
If you look around you, you can see that every object or life form has a name. We always want to give names so that we can communicate with each other about our surroundings. People have tried to classify living organisms since the ancient times. Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, was one of the first that […]