Evolution

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Mankind has long been fascinated by biodiversity, even imagining species beyond the natural realm. We have learned to appreciate the value of biodiversity by enjoying the variety in nature, and by benefiting from products derived from many different species. But did you ever wonder why there is so much diversity on our planet? If “survival of the fittest” is the r…Read the full story on TreeHugger

It’s long been thought that giraffes, with their tall necks and spindly legs, were incapable of swimming–unlike virtually every other mammal on the planet. But thanks to a team of researchers, who are strangely curious about such things, it’s been proven once and for all that giraffes can indeed handle a dip. Figuring out giraffes possessed this surprising aquatic ability was actually a lot easier than you might think, requiring no special water wings or pool–…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Yesterday, modular home maker Blu Homes launched a new line of eco-friendly prefab houses called the Evolution. Their very first two story model, the new home includes all of the amenities and green finishes their other models do as well as Blu’s proprietary foldable prefab technology. Designed for single family homes, townhomes and development communities, the [...]

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Let’s say you weighed around 150 pounds and needed to lift a stack of six double-decker buses. Impossible, right? Well, if you were a dung beetle, such a feat would be no problem. Theses beetles are so strong in fact, they can lift up to 1,141 times its body weight, or roughly equivalent to an average person lifting 80 tons. After studying their behavior, researchers announced …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo: Valerio Pandolfo

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The island of Socotra may lie a mere 150 miles off the coast of Africa, but judging from its strange and exotic organisms that live there, it could be 150 light/yea…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo via Andrew Evans of the National Geographic

King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance–but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy convention. In what has been described as a “one in a zillion kind of mutation,” biologists say that the animal has lost control of it’s <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/rare-brown-and-whit…Read the full story on TreeHugger