We can divide apes into two primary categories – Lesser apes and Great apes. The great are significantly important to researchers as they are closely associated with humans. And thus, this category includes chimps, gorillas, orangutans, as well as humans. Among all the great apes, the orangutans are much alike to humans and share around 97% of our DNA with us. This is why … [Read more...] about Orangutan Animal
Larval Forms of Echinodermata
Phylum Echinodermata The phylum Echinodermata constitutes the largest group of exclusively marine organisms. This may include morphologically diverse species like sea stars, brittle stars, sea biscuits, sea cucumbers, crinoids, sea urchins etc. These animals are unisexual with no sexual dimorphism. Mostly animals belonging to every class of phylum Echinodermata are … [Read more...] about Larval Forms of Echinodermata
Characteristics of Living Things
Biology is the division of science that deals with life and living. And, in order to learn biology, one should know everything about life. But have you ever wondered what exactly life is? How can we say that something or someone is living? Why do biologists consider some things to be living and others not? Which criteria can define life? As simple and silly as these … [Read more...] about Characteristics of Living Things
Examples of Inertia of Motion
Sir Isaac Newton was the one to postulate the three fundamental laws of motion in a book called "Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis" in 1686. These theories and principles revolutionized science in many ways. Out of the three laws, the first law is the law of Inertia. This law demonstrates that the body has the tendency to maintain its state of rest or motion. … [Read more...] about Examples of Inertia of Motion
Groundwater Conservation
Do you know more than half of the world’s population drinks groundwater every day? Maybe you are also one of them! Groundwater, i.e., the water flowing beneath the surface we live in, isn’t it a fascinating subject? Have you ever wondered where this underground water comes from? Or if it is always inside the ground, how does it come outside? When it is raining, we see … [Read more...] about Groundwater Conservation