Tag: perfection-imperfection
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Imperfect evolution… Life without life…
The pinnacle of beauty to most people is a symmetrical face, one without any major left-right differences. But for blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), asymmetry may be a lifesaver. That’s because their lopsided skulls may help them feel their way along dark cave walls – similar to a person navigating by touch in the dark.…
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Forest shapes... Platonic triangles… Forests dying...
Tropical forests have been called the lungs of the planet. And these hot ecosystems are being deeply altered by logging and other land use change. Using high-resolution satellite data from protected forests in the savanna region of the Brazilian Cerrado, scientists found that the shape of these natural forests follow a predictable mathematical relationship between…
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