Humans belong to the genus Homo and are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor with chimpanzees and bonobos, with the split occurring around 6-7 million years ago. The exact evolutionary path and origins of the genus Homo are still the subject of ongoing research and debate, but it...
The first animals with true backbones were fishes, first known in the rocks of 375 million years ago. About 300 million years ago the amphibians, the animals able to live both on land and in water, appeared. They were giant, sometimes 8 feet long, and many of them lived in the swampy...
Miacids existed 62-63 million years ago and gave rise to cats, bears, dogs, skunks, mongooses, and hyenas. Miacids dwelled in Eurasia and North America and passed on the predatory trait of hunting to their ancestors. The Proailurus came from the group of Miacids known as Viverravidae ...
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About 450 million years ago, animals made one of the most important decisions in Earth's history: They left the wet sea and started living on the dry land. At that moment, humanity's problems with superbugs (超级细菌) probably began. Scientists at the Broad Institute have found evidence tha...
Early terrestrial ecosystems record a fascinating transition in the history of life. Animals and plants had previously lived only in the oceans, but, starting approximately 470 million years ago, began to colonize the previously barren continents. This p
About 30 million years ago, a population of terrestrial Australian snakes ventured toward the sea. Today, about 15 sea snakes are endemic to the Great Barrier Reef, including the large olive sea snake and the banded sea krait. Like allreptiles, sea snakes are equipped with lungs, but they ...
Turtles first appeared on Earth about 255 million years ago Turtles have been around for over 200 million years, making them one of the oldest creatures on the planet. With their distinctive shells and slow, steady approach to life, these fascinating reptiles have captured the hearts of people ...
Interviews and Photos: Reef Gaha | A New Years Vox Populi | In 2018, Caramel Animals began an annual series of vox-pop interviews, seeking predictions from Sydneysiders on what the coming new year would hold. Prognostications were sought, fortunes told, and general portents decided. As we ...
It’s also home to about 4 million people, a group of whom are Inuit. Jim is an Inuit boy. At 6:30 am, he wakes up and gets ready to go to school in his fur coat. It keeps him warm in the freezing weather. Half an hour later, he gets to school on a ski or snowmobile. ...