“Become immortal” proclaims an advertisement from the Australian Museum included with the Autumn 2000 edition of their magazine Nature Australia. For $5000 the museum will name a newly discovered invertebrate animal after you. Editorial Comment: Obviously, the museum does not expect the bug to evolve or they could be sued for false advertising. Were you […]
Tag: species
Six Wolves
At least six wolves were the ancestors of all modern dogs, claimed Dr Deborah Lynch at the March 13th, 2004 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. The Grey Asian wolf is the most likely culprit and the descending modern dogs can be grouped into 10 basic types from “sight hounds” (greyhounds) to “toy […]