Think about a recent event that you have lived or heard about. Chances are, dramatic and rare events may have popped up faster in your head than the common ones that we experience every single day. For most people, this would be the case too. Our minds just could easily remember the rare phenomenon better … Read more
Have you ever heard the price of an item for the first time, and then compared the prices of other items to it, even though they may not be the same products? Or have you ever heard from a friend that a specific movie was bad, and while watching it, you notice more of the … Read more
Have you ever caught yourself agreeing with certain information, and then noticing more of that in your life? For example, if you heard that drivers of a specific car brand are bad drivers and you agree with it, you might find yourself noticing more of those behaviors that support this belief. Like if one cuts … Read more
The Devonian Period, more than 375 million years ago, was often referred to as the age of fishes just because of how diverse and rich the ecosystems are underwater and in the world’s oceans. There were large coral reefs that were home to different species, like armored fish and sponge-like sea creatures. But near the … Read more
Long before there were forests that spanned farther than the eye could see, the surface of the Earth was mostly made up of dry rocks and mud. Most of the green life that we are now accustomed to seeing on land was still living in water and the oceans. However, around 470 million years ago, … Read more
Imagine a dragonfly with a wider wingspan than your shoulders, flying around, buzzing through a swampy forest. That was the world back then, around 300 million years ago, when insects, bugs, and other arthropods were gigantic. It is a period on Earth that occurred even before the arrival and domination of the dinosaurs, called the … Read more
Neanderthals are an archaic human that is part of the genus Homo, like Homo sapiens. They inhabited Europe and some parts of Asia, even before the modern human species migrated there. They are believed to have physically stronger bodies and a larger brain than us. However, around 40,000 years ago, their species completely disappeared. It … Read more
Homo erectus is one of modern humans’ ancient relatives who first existed around 2 million years ago. They are the longest-lived human species, but around 110,000 years ago, they finally vanished. But, if they have survived for an extraordinarily long period, what could possibly be the reasons for their disappearance? Fossil evidence found in Java, … Read more
Around 70,000 to 50,000 years ago, the modern human species, Homo sapiens, was finally able to successfully migrate out of Africa into other continents like Asia and Europe. In these new environments, they met an already established population of different human species, such as the Neanderthals. Today, about 1 to 4% of the DNA of … Read more
When people talk about the ice age, they usually refer to the glacial period that ended around 11,700 years ago and peaked around 20,000 years ago. By this time, the modern human species, Homo sapiens, has been developing for over 200,000 years, and the genus Homo has been around for nearly 2.5 million years. So, … Read more
