We also share around half of our genes with bananas. Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humanity’s closest living relatives, sharing a genome that is strikingly similar to our own. Despite this genetic resemblance, chimps don’t drive cars, speak Danish, or play the clarinet. So, if we’re so genetically alike, how can we be so different in our appearance and … [Read more...] about Human And Chimp DNA Is 98.8 Percent Identical – So How Are We So Different?
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This Bird’s Feathers Absorb 99.95 Percent of The Light
The magnificent bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba) is known for its "Vantablack" plumage, which is so dark that it absorbs 99.95 percent of sunlight when confronted head-on (technically vanta black absorbs 99.96 percent). According to recent research published in PeerJ, it is not one, but two separate kinds of bird. The "new" species has been dubbed the Vogelkop Superb … [Read more...] about This Bird’s Feathers Absorb 99.95 Percent of The Light