19th August 2016
Are white rhinoceros really white?
Africa is home to two species of rhinoceros – the hook-lipped or black rhinoceros and square-lipped or white rhinoceros.
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7th July 2016
Do I know you? – Facing face blindness
The inability to identify familiar people by their faces is called prosopagnosia. The term ‘prosopagnosia’ is derived from two Greek words prosopon meaning ‘face’ and agnosia meaning ‘not knowing’.
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18th March 2016
The earliest known bird
The archaeopteryx is considered to be the earliest bird and it is the link between birds and reptiles. The archaeopteryx had a set of teeth, which are not found in birds. However it had wings, feathers and reduced fingers, all found in modern birds.
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