Latest articles by Lucas Lima

plants and animals
over 4 years ago by Diego Almendras

Desert hummingird on the edge of extinction

Somewhere in northern Chile, lies three valleys famous for their fertile and narrow oasis. One of them, close to Arica City is Azapa Valley, known for its olive production; at the south of the region are Vitor and Camarones Valley. In these three oases, a brilliantly plumaged hummingbird takes refuge.
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earth
over 4 years ago by Rachel Fritts

“Planet at the Crossroads”: Building an Action Plan for the Sixth Mass Extinction

How will humanity cope with the sixth great extinction in our planet’s history – and is there anything we can do to stop it?
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

The biggest insect ever was a huge "dragonfly"

The largest known insect of all time was a predator resembling a dragonfly but was only distantly related to them. Its name is Meganeuropsis, and it ruled the skies before pterosaurs, birds and bats had even evolved.
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fossils
over 4 years ago by Vasika Udurawane

Gigantic "scorpions" hunted in ancient seas

Many varieties of armored predators ruled the oceans long before the Age of Dinosaurs. Among the most unusual were the eurypterids, the so-called “sea scorpions.” Some were the size of a human hand while others grew bigger than a man and were among the largest arthropods on Earth.
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fossils
almost 5 years ago by Hans Thewissen

The evolution of whales

Whales are mammals! While that simple concept is a platitude to 21st century readers, it was not for most people throughout human history. Even those who were intimately familiar with the shape and behavior of whales, the whalers who hunted them, thought of whales as fish.
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