biology

Dark skin is a consequence of the African origin of man and had the utility of protecting us from solar radiation and cancer.

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Despite its name, this endorheic lake is alive with extremophilic microorganisms that inhabit its waters and sludge and form a peculiar ecosystem.

Global change is an anthropogenic event that affects all levels: climatic, biological, ecological and even economic and sociopolitical.

If we had to point to an animal capable of surviving in the harshest and driest conditions on the planet, there would be practically only one choice: the camel. Survives on very little water, can find food where other animals cannot, withstands extreme heat and cold in deserts

At the Askania Nova research institute in Ukraine, there is a plaque commemorating biologist Ilya Ivanov's work there. This zoologist was one of the great experts in the artificial insemination of animals. But what doesn't count is that he was the first scientist who wanted to obtain a human-ape hybrid.

Scientists have achieved this thanks to a cocktail of drugs on a silicone mold sealed to the stump of the amphibian.

Scientists have achieved this thanks to a cocktail of drugs on a silicone mold sealed to the stump of the amphibian.