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...
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...
10 Reasons We Should Be Excited about the James Webb Space Telescope Charles March 22, 2017 Listicles, Sky Destined for launch in October, 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope will open our eyes to the Universe like never before. October next year will see the launch of one of the most important space exploration m... Read More...
10 Striking Examples of Convergent Evolution in the Animal Kingdom Charles March 15, 2017 Earth, Listicles The success of a species is defined by its ability to adapt to change. All organisms need to develop the right biological characteristics to survive and thrive. For example, just like giraffes, the sauropod din... Read More...
10 Extreme Examples of Weather on Other Planets Charles March 1, 2017 Listicles, Sky We’re pretty lucky to live here on Earth. Although there are thousands of known exoplanets, including a sizable number of supposedly Earth-like worlds, none of them are truly likely to have much in common with ... Read More...
10 Giant Ancestors of Modern Animals Charles February 22, 2017 Earth, Listicles When it comes to sheer size, the sauropod dinosaurs were easily the most impressive animals that ever roamed the land. However, entirely different classes of animals, such as mammals, reptiles and even insects ... Read More...
Palaeogene Earth – The Rise of Mammals Charles February 17, 2017 Earth, Listicles Palaeogene Earth 66 to 23.03 Million Years Ago Common mammals of the Palaeogene include many now-extinct orders such as hyracodonts, condylarths, nimravids and entelodonts. Like the devastating Pe... Read More...
10 Dinosaur Species You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Charles February 15, 2017 Earth, Listicles 1 When it comes to dinosaurs, there’s only a select few that seem to get almost all of the attention. While almost everyone has heard of the triceratops and his arch enemy the tyrannosaurus rex, there have been a... Read More...
Monthly News Roundup – January, 2017 in Science Charles February 1, 2017 Earth, Listicles, News Roundup, Sky Although January seems to have been a quiet month in the world of science, 2017 is shaping up to be an interesting year. Several important scientific projects are already well into their planning stages. China ... Read More...
10 of the Strangest Extrasolar Planets Charles January 30, 2017 Listicles, Sky Almost 25 years after astronomers confirmed the existence of the first extrasolar planet ever discovered, there have been more than 3500 planets found orbiting stars other than our own. Among these are some wor... Read More...
