Humans are multicellular. That means 'made of lots of cells', not just one cell. The cells in many multicellular animals and plants are specialised, so that they can share out the processes of life.
Like big, tall trees in old-growth forests, older animals are irreplaceable. Pulling them out leaves the ecosystem less resilient to future shocks. It’s time for ‘longevity conservation’ measures.
Lots of animals need to produce many offspring as very few will survive ... an insect, a flowering plant, a bird and a human. Food chains and food webs in animals. videoFood chains and food ...
Loss of Earth’s oldest, wisest, and largest animals is having a negative impact on species survival, according to a new study ...
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the ...
Not everything inside us is, strictly speaking, us. The closer we look at the genome, the more we appreciate the role of ...