Tag: vertebrates
#6 Story of 2022: Megalodon and Intelligent Design in Sharks
Megalodon was a specialized apex predator and fed mainly on large baleen whales.
MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?
While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs.
Fossil Friday: Rhenocystis and the Controversial Calcichordate Hypothesis
It looks a bit like a tadpole with body and tail, and this indeed points towards one of the great scientific controversies of the 20th century.
Is There Enough Phosphorus for Us?
The element phosphorus, on which life heavily depends for its codes and metabolic processes, is a limiting factor for complex beings on habitable planets.
Fossil Friday: Megalodon and Intelligent Design in Sharks
Megalodon was a specialized apex predator and fed mainly on large baleen whales.