From MinuteEarth, this very interesting video tries to answer the question, “What is the biggest living thing on Earth?” It turns out that the answer is really based on how you define “biggest” and how you define an organism. I found the answer very surprising and informative!
Today’s infographic is a great summary of the variety of life we see not only in the species and creatures in the world, but also the variety of their lives. It’s very interesting to see lifespans laid out in this way, and to see that humans really are essentially on the high end of the middle of the pack. I am sure, however, as medicine and care advances we will see ourselves moving into the high end of lifespans. Would you care to be like the immortal jellyfish though? [VIA]
Today’s video gives a brief overview of DNA and its role in determining what makes us who we are.
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