On the Origin of Species

According to NOVA Science NOW, there are four characteristics that make us human, completely distinct from every species on earth: the connection we maintain with Neanderthals, our ease for language and advanced tool making, our ability to laugh and our connection with Salam. Although it may seem inconceivable, these characteristics make us human, and separate us from all other species. As stated in NOVA Science NOW, we can understand what makes us human by studying those who came before us:…

The search for the origins of humankind and the earliest human ancestor has intrigued anthropologists for generations. New evidence, while often scarce, is a vital aspect to the understanding and development of the field of paleoanthropology. Current research aids in the modification of the human ancestral tree and the analysis of various sites. One of the newest sites dealing with human evolution is the Rising Star cave system in South Africa, where a new species of human ancestors, Homo naledi…

assessed. In the latter part of the 19th century, Darwin publicly made his scientific findings concerning evolution available in his 1859 book titled On the Origin of Species. While Darwin took no part in feminist movements happening in the United States, many freethink feminists hailed Darwin as the…

How would it change your life if you knew your own origin and how you came to be? The reason this question is asked is because nobody knows exactly where any of us came from, which makes it the most important topic for some people to discuss and discover. We all want to know, which is why there have been theories made and people believe in each. Creationism vs. evolution is one of the most controversial topics in the world as of right now and probably one of the most important to figure out…

for these styles of social status to occur? His goal wasn’t to affect economics and governments, but rather to make biological discoveries. His biological discoveries are a breakthrough in science that helps us to explain the origins of our species, and origins of other species. We should greatly appreciate his scientific achievements…

vocalise by clicking their tongue against the roof of their mouths, making a variety of noises. To the untrained eye- it may appear that leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) and African fat tailed geckos (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus) are th same species, but this couldn’t…

modern humans, and looked very much like us. This paper will discuss who physically the Neanderthals were, their culture, and how they interacted with humans and their environment leading up to their extinction. Homo neanderthalensis is the genus and species name of Neanderthals, and they lived from 200,000 years ago to 40,000 years in Europe and into west Asia going up into Russia. The first fossil evidence of Neanderthal or even early hominids showed up during 1829 inside Feldhofer Cave…

worst epidemics was the result of a species of rat boarding a cargo ship from Asia to Europe. This rat carried diseases that eventually wiped out a third of Europe. That species of rat could be considered an invasive species. An invasive species is a species that is not native to a specific habitat, and whose introduction can cause environmental harm or harm to another population. Some of the most significant negative effects of invasive nonindigenous species on native biodiversity are the…

Homo sapiens, or our modern people, are the only living species in homo genus these days. However, as we all known, before a long time like 100,000 years ago, the primitive society indeed existed some species which belong to our genus Homo. All of them have disappeared and extinct for a long time, those are Hominins that we called. In 2015, Berger et al reported a discovery named the Homo naledi, they found at least 15 individuals and multiple examples to do their research (Berger et al, 2015;…

hunger are some of the most common problems that are worried for, but there is another global problem that is often neglected. Species are dying, which in turn causes the loss of biodiversity. In order to have a sustainable environment, there needs to be an increase in biodiversity. Biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth. The number of species of plants and animals are both part of the biological diversity of the Polynesia-Micronesia hotspot. The loss of biodiversity…