What causes the Bubonic Plague and how deadly is it? The Bubonic plague is a disease of the lymphatic system caused from the bite of an infected flea. The fleas are often found on rodents and seek live hosts (such as humans) when their rodent hosts die. Once established, bacteria rapidly spread to the lymph [...]
No one person is considered to have discovered Mars. As it is very bright in the night sky, it has been visible since the first humans gazed up to the heavens. What we do know is that it was named after the Roman god of war- presumably because of its red color which may have [...]
At birth, the genes that make the pigment protein are not being read by the cell (they are turned off). Almost all babies have blue eyes because the iris has not yet made brown pigment (called melanin) that colors the iris. As the child’s eyes are exposed to light (as they weren’t in the womb), [...]
The shortest known gestation period is 12 to 13 days. This record is shared by three marsupials, which is kind of an unfair comparison to all other mammals as in marsupials, the young are born immature and have to continue developing in a pouch on the mother. The three mammals with this very quick gestation [...]
While this question is often debated, the land snake commonly believed to have the most lethal poison in the world is the inland taipan. They primarily live in the arid deserts of central eastern Australia. Anything or anyone unlucky enough to be bitten by a taipan is injected with some nasty venom Inland taipans are [...]
The mitochondrian was first identified at the end of the 19th century by a German pathologist and histologist (tissue researcher) named Richard Altmann. It was given the name “mitochondria” by Karl Benda, a German physician. (1857-1933). [source: wikipedia] Altmann is known for his work involving cell theory and structure. In his study of animal cells, [...]