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Why does nature produce so many blood-sucking insects?
Think simply about mosquitoes, midges, flies… why do these blood-sucking creatures appear, what is their meaning?
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Why do mammals usually have 5 fingers?
The common five-finger structure in mammals may be due to a common ancestor, but experts have yet to find the exact reason.
Animal world
A frog smaller than a human fingernail may be the world's smallest vertebrate
According to researchers at Santa Cruz State University in Brazil, the Brazilian flea frog (Brachycephalus pulex) is only 7-8mm long, possibly the smallest vertebrate on…
Archeology
The strange sea monster can be the 'ancestor' of all creatures on the planet
Strange creatures lurking deep in the Earth's oceans more than half a billion years ago, it seems to be
Medicine - Health
New discovery about the middle ear of humans evolved from fish gills
Chinese scientists provide anatomical and fossil evidence that the origin of breathing tubes in vertebrates is from gills.
Archeology
Find out the answer to the mystery of ancient Tully monsters
The Tully monster is known to be one of the most controversial ancient creatures because for decades no one has been able to explain exactly which species.
Oceanography
Greenland Sharks: The key to the longevity of humanity in the future?
As the oldest living vertebrate on Earth, Greenland sharks can live up to more than 400 years.
Archeology
Why do lizards have 4 eyes?
A new study shows that, about 49 million years ago, the first long-tailed lizard appeared in the world, but not with two eyes but four eyes.
Archeology
Fossils reveal information about life regeneration on Earth after extinct dinosaurs
Fossils excavated in Colorado (USA) are making archaeologists extremely happy because it contains valuable information related to the life after the dinosaurs became ext…
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Why do almost all fish have the same shape?
You look at a fish and know right away it is fish, because they possess a rather characteristic body shape: soft, elongated body consisting of fins and tails. Why do fis…
Oceanography
The world's smallest fish 'saves' coral reefs
The smallest vertebrate aquatic species - cryptobenthic fish - though less than 2cm long but plays the most important role in the coral region's ecosystem.
Archeology
Pterosaurs may have feathers
Flying lizards, living during the dinosaurs, were the first vertebrate to fly. However, since there are currently no flying lizards, the majority of information about th…
Animal world
Detecting lizards that can breathe ... under water
This is an amazing finding because before, scientists had never recorded any vertebrate that could do the same thing.
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Difficulty questions: Are fire sprays too familiar but are their teeth still missing?
The dragon is probably the most illusory or the greatest creature that people imagine. From Asia to Europe, there are dragon appearances in popular culture.
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From fish to humans: The study reveals how the fins have transformed into legs
From fish to humans: A study has revealed how to make fins become legs.