RESEARCH AND COMMENT: The Times reports that “cannibalism was widely practised” in Stone Age Britain and north-west Europe about 15,000 years ago according to a study. The interesting part of this study is that the researchers believe that cannibalism wasn’t about food and sustenance. It …
This is not about the human-animal relationship which is the prime topic of this website but about the human-animal and our evolution from the great apes. Scientists at a number of institutions and universities – primarily Texas University and Columbia – have identified the genetic …
The video hints at the possibility that this might be an alien that’s been under the ground for eons. It reminds me of a film but I’ve forgotten the title! LOL. The video has the X-factor quality with some science thrown in for good measure. …
I think I can state with some confidence that the scientists now have decided that comb jellies are humankind’s ancient ancestors. We can look to these blob-like creatures as the start of animal life and therefore of human life. A study as long ago as …
The deep vein thrombosis does not trouble the hibernating bear. And yet, sometimes when humans take an economy class flight for a few hours they run the risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis. What is the difference between a bear and a human under …
Note the astonishing headline and the interesting fact that domestic dogs weigh 20 times more than pet cats. Ants do well too! Livestock kept by humans and mammals that would not exist but for livestock such as rats have a combined weight of 630 million …
I have created an infographic which I hope explains the step-by-step evolutionary process that Professors John Martin and Paolo D’Avino of the University College London and at Cambridge (respectively) have hypothesized. Blood clotting is essential for life. Without it we would all die cutting ourselves …
A short article in The Times newspaper today says that the dinosaurs were at their peak moment in the history of the planet when this enormous asteroid hit and put them under a dust cloud that shrouded the entire earth resulting in their ultimate extinction. …
