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• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Origin of Life
  Evolution
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Timeline of evolution

  This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. Dates given are estimates based on scientific evidence. In biology, evolution is the ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Staying Healthy
  Animals
  Spiders and Ticks
  Mammals
   
  

  Companion dog

  Companion dog usually describes a dog that does not work, providing only companionship as a pet, rather than usefulness by doing specific tasks. Many of the toy dog breeds are used only for the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Fibromyalgia
  Biology
  Bone and Spine
   

  Tendon

  A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle and is designed to withstand tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ... > more
• Virology
  Healthy Aging
  Viruses
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Yellow fever

  Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease. It is still an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in several African and South ... > more
• Apes
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
  Sports Medicine
  Endangered Animals
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Common Chimpanzee

  The Common Chimpanzee, also known as the Robust Chimpanzee, is a great ape. Colloquially, it is often called the chimpanzee (or simply "chimp"), though technically this term refers to both species in ... > more
• Cloning
  Epigenetics Research
  Epigenetics
  Developmental Biology
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Cloning

  Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of an original organism or thing. A cloning in the biological sense, therefore, is a molecule, single cell (like bacteria, lymphocytes etc.) or ... > more
• Apes
  Endangered Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  New Species
  Nature
  Extinction
   
  

  Bonobo

  The Bonobo (Pan paniscus), until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee, is one of the two species comprising the chimpanzee genus, Pan. The other ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Heart Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
  Sports Medicine
  Chronic Illness
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Chagas disease

  Chagas disease is a human tropical parasitic disease which occurs in the Americas, particularly in South America. Its pathogenic agent is a flagellate protozoan named Trypanosoma cruzi, which is ... > more
• Eye Care
  Medical Imaging
  Food Additives
  Sports Medicine
  Nervous System
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Color vision

  Color vision is the capacity of an organism or machine to distinguish objects based on the wavelength (or frequency) of the light they reflect or emit. A 'red' apple does not emit red light. Rather, ... > more
• Birds
  Bird Flu Research
  New Species
  Frogs and Reptiles
  Zoology
  Wild Animals
   
  

  Toucan

  Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous colorful bills. The family includes six genera and about 40 species. Toucans range in size from 18 to ... > more

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