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The dire wolf once thrived in the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000 – 10,000 years ago). However, the challenges they faced brought them to extinction. Attempting to stave off hunters and fighting the drastic effects of climate change proved too much for these canids. Fast […]

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The common fruit fly is not only a pest insect but also used extensively in laboratory research. So, don’t discard them just yet. Fruit flies can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. There are approximately 1,500 known species of fruit flies. Each 1 a little different than the other. […]

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