The Mysterious World of Prehistoric Antarctica Charles May 8, 2017 Earth Now little more than a vast icy desert, the Earth’s southernmost continent wasn’t always this way. In fact, prehistoric Antarctica was teaming with life. Today’s Antarctica hides a fascinating story beneath it... Read More...
10 Compelling Pieces of Evidence that Support the Gaia Hypothesis Charles May 3, 2017 Earth, Listicles There’s little doubt that life itself is a driving force in evolution, but does that mean that organisms co-evolve as the Gaia hypothesis suggests? The Gaia hypothesis suggests that all life on Earth forms pa... Read More...
Monthly News Roundup – April, 2017 in Science Charles May 1, 2017 Earth, News Roundup, Sky From the first direct observation of negative mass to the possibility that humans may have arrived in the Americas 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, the last month has revealed some fascinating rev... Read More...
10 Animals that Live in Extreme Environments Charles April 19, 2017 Earth, Listicles 1 Nature’s stubbornness to adapt and evolve knows no bounds, as illustrated by these animals that live in extreme environments which are deadly to us. In our search for life on other planets, we typically look f... Read More...
10 Fascinating Facts about Monotremes Charles April 5, 2017 Earth, Listicles Aside from laying eggs, there are many other unusual facts about monotremes, some of the oldest and most primitive mammals on Earth. Monotremes, such as platypuses and echidnas, are among the oldest, rarest an... Read More...
Monthly News Roundup – March, 2017 in Science Charles March 31, 2017 Earth, News Roundup, Sky The Exoplanet Catalogue now lists 3,607 exoplanets in 2,701 systems, and we can be pretty sure that these numbers will increase exponentially over the next few years given the continuing success of NASA’s Keple... Read More...
10 Animals Brought Back from the Brink of Extinction Charles March 29, 2017 Earth, Listicles Annual extinction rates continue to rise but, as these animals brought back from the brink of extinction show, there may yet be some hope. In recent posts, I’ve been exploring humanity’s role in the ongoing Ho... Read More...
The Exotic Animals of Prehistoric Australia Charles March 27, 2017 Earth From carnivorous kangaroos to marsupial lions, the animals of prehistoric Australia were among the most unusual that ever lived. When Europeans first arrived in Australia four centuries ago, they must have bee... Read More...
Exploring the Human Impact on Evolution and Mass Extinction Charles March 24, 2017 Earth Many factors drive the unrelenting world of natural selection, but it’s the human impact on evolution that’s become the greatest force of all. Our effects on the environment are common knowledge, with global ... Read More...
The Exotic Animals of Prehistoric South America Charles March 20, 2017 Earth Isolated from the rest of the world for tens of millions of years, the animals of prehistoric South America evolved down their own path. In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, heralding the exc... Read More...
