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Why do parasites harm their hosts
Evolutionary biologists still suffer from the question raised by Charcles Darwin in his 1859 book,
Oceanography
The most crowded sea in the world
The sea between Darwin's islands and Wolf in Ecuador becomes the most concentrated place on Earth with more than 13,000 per km2.
Archeology
The animal that used to be the father of evolution became confused
The animal that possessed the characteristics of many species that once had Charles Darwin's head was identified by the scientific community on the evolutionary tree.
Archeology
Decipher the mystery of the most strange creature ever discovered
Scientists have solved the 180-year mystery of South American ungulate mammals that famous naturalist Charles Darwin when he was described as
Archeology
Found Darwin's lost fossil
Dr Howard Falcon-Lang, an archaeologist at the University of London, said he stumbled across glass boxes to store fossils in a forgotten storage cabinet in a corner at t…
Archeology
Charles Darwin's ancestors were originally from Africa
The evolutionary father Charles Darwin could never have imagined that DNA technology could help determine his ancestors' origins tens of thousands of years ago.
Archeology
Decay at the molecular level of genes regulating enamel in toothless animals
Biologists at the University of California have reported new evidence of evolutionary changes found in today's fossil and genome data.
Archeology
Find the egg of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin - evolutionary father - has collected some eggs during his trip with the HMS Beagle. One of these was rediscovered at Cambridge University (England).
Space science
Life on Earth may come from meteorites
A study published on October 2 in the Journal of the National Academy of Sciences said that life on Earth stems from frequent meteorites.
Space science
are we all aliens?
The bombardment of meteorite 4 billion years ago may have triggered life instead of destroying them on the surface of the globe.
History
November 24, 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes the book
It was thanks to Charles Darwin's tireless efforts that evolution became gradually shaped by the scientific community.
Biology
The largest spider web in the world can cross a river
Although small and difficult to detect, Darwin's bark spider can create a net enough to cross a 25m wide river.
Biology
Whether or not Man-Eating Tree?
There are several plants that take minerals by becoming carnivorous plants - carnivorous plant. In Latin carnivorous means meat-eating. They do not take minerals from th…
Biology
The spider is strong enough to stop a train
Superheroes' nets Spiders can actually block a running train like in a movie if it recreates what's available in nature.