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Mammals Were Meant for the Night Life

Posted in Science on 6th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Experts have recently revealed fossil evidence that indicates that the earliest of mammal ancestors may have started out as nocturnal creatures.

Chemicals from sunscreen are poisoning the ocean

Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

When beachgoers go for a dip, the traces of sunscreen that wash off into the ocean poison phytoplankton, the microscopic plant life that anchor the marine food web.

Antarctic hides extreme ecosystem

Posted in Science on 21st Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have pulled up thousands of different types of micro-organisms from Lake Whillans, a large body of water buried 800m under the ice sheet.

Ancient Earth fossils could be found on the moon

Posted in Science on 29th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Signs of ancient life could be littered across the moon, just waiting for an intrepid explorer to find them.

Biologist warn of early stages of a sixth mass extinction event

Posted in Featured, Science on 26th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Biodiversity may be reaching a tipping point: