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Richard Dawkins: the Selfish Gene, the Extended Phenotype and the “Meme” theory

Richard Dawkins’ birthday is March 26th, probably the best known and in some ways the most criticized evolutionary biologist (mostly due to…

11 min readMay 13, 2024

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Richard Dawkins: the Selfish Gene, the Extended Phenotype and the “Meme” theory

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The Oldest Italian Mominin Didn’t Enjoy Good Health

The oldest hominin in Italy, a Homo heidelbergensis adolescent, shows signs of bone pathology, revealing insights into the health…

4 min readJun 2, 2024

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Homo heidelbergensis reconstruction

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The Origin of Life? Thanks to Pantetheine

Scientists have synthesized pantetheine, a crucial molecule for cell metabolism, in a lab, suggesting its key role in early life formation…

4 min readJun 2, 2024

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The Origin of Life? Thanks to Pantetheine

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What Did Ancient Humans Eat Just Before the Advent of Agriculture?

Pre-agricultural humans primarily consumed plants, challenging our understanding of pre-historic diets

4 min readMay 24, 2024

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Human hands holding soil

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Why Have Humans and Anthropomorphic Apes Lost Their Tails?

The tail is considered a “third limb” in many primates, such as lemurs, yet in humans and anthropomorphic apes, the tail is either…

4 min readMay 24, 2024

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Why Have Humans and Anthropomorphic Apes Lost Their Tails?

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Are Humans Born To Run?

A significant change occurred in human evolution around 2 million years ago

7 min readMay 20, 2024

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A man running in the savannah

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Homo sapiens is a tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree"

2 min readMay 20, 2024

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Homo sapiens is a tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree"

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The Specialization of the Mammalian Forelimb Began During the Permian (298.9

Mammalian forelimbs evolved from therapsids, showcasing remarkable diversity and specialization that enabled the exploitation of various…

4 min readMay 18, 2024

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The Specialization of the Mammalian Forelimb Began During the Permian (298.9

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Did flowers or pollinators appear first?

Since flowers and insects appeared at different times, the answer is not straightforward

3 min readMay 17, 2024

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A butterfly feeding from a flower

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What Happens To Whales After They Die?

Whales and marine animals undergo some interesting ecological and paleontological transformations that we can only understand through…

4 min readMay 16, 2024

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PhOTO of a fossil whale by Mattia Paparo

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Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)

Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)

Graduated in Natural Sciences in Bologna & Florence. Erasmus Traineeship in Barcelona (ICP). Also a physical anthropologist and Museologist at Ferrara.

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