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Grand Prismatic Spring

10 Animals that Live in Extreme Environments

Charles
April 19, 2017
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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...
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Was Venus Once Habitable? A Case for Further Exploration of Earth’s Twin

Charles
April 14, 2017
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Owing to its infernal environment, Earth’s twin has been largely ignored in recent years, but further exploration might reveal if Venus was once habitable. On March 5, 1982, the Soviet Union’s Venera 4 landed ... Read More...
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10 Planets that Shouldn’t Exist

Charles
April 12, 2017
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Almost every year, astronomers discover planets that shouldn't exist, prompting them to rethink their understanding of the way the Universe works. Scientists and philosophers alike have long presumed that othe... Read More...
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Why Finding Alien Life Is Just around the Corner

Charles
April 7, 2017
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According to NASA, we are merely 20 years away from finding alien life. No longer does ET belong to the realms of science fiction. Here’s why. Two years ago, NASA’s then chief scientist Dr. Ellen Stofan made ... Read More...
Echidna

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...
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Exploring the Lonely Realm of Intergalactic Space

Charles
April 3, 2017
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Intergalactic space may be dark, cold and forever beyond our reach, but there’s more to these lonely regions of the Universe than you may think. The Andromeda Galaxy lies some 2.5 million light years away. App... Read More...

Monthly News Roundup – March, 2017 in Science

Charles
March 31, 2017
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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...
Conservation

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...
Megalania attacking a Bullockornis nest - Monash University Gippsland

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...
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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...
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