The biggest cetacean in the world is the blue whale, whose scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. This huge animal reaches approximately 100 feet long. Some can reach slightly longer, but this is a ...

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February 2, 2025 • Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.

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Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life ... a billion people across the world depend on wetlands for ...

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Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

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