Tagged: animals

Which of today’s animals lived alongside dinosaurs?

Dinosaurs, according to the prevailing scientific theory, met their dramatic end after an enormous asteroid hit the Earth near what is now Mexico. It’s easy to imagine that this mass extinction, known today as the Cretaceous-Tertiary Mass Extinction event, or K-T event, left nothing recognizable...

Why Fruit Flies Were the First Animals in Space

Fruit flies are still commonly used in space research. The latest resupply mission to the International Space Station on April 2, 2018 included new hardware important for fruit fly research. NASA On Feb. 20, 1947, the humble fruit fly boldly went where no Earth creature...