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We are surrounded by annoying misconceptions about the diversity of animal life. For me, one of the most annoying and persistent of these is the idea that... drumroll... Australia is a 'land of marsupials' where - bar humans and introduced species like dingoes and rabbits - placental mammals have no presence. Well, it just ain't so...
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[AI summary] This educational article explains the complexities of human evolution, detailing how taxonomic classifications and phylogenetic relationships for hominins have changed as new scientific evidence regarding human ancestors and great apes has emerged.
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In another effort to rescue old TetZoo material from the vandalized archives of ver 2 and 3, here's a slightly revamped version of a 2009 article on hartebeest (the original version is here)...
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NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing was a risky endeavor for astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. See how NASA handled risk during the Apollo lunar missions.
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