And these drier conditions created a new habitat, the grassland, where ancestral horses and antelope were first hunted by the earliest cats and dogs. It was also on these grassy plains 7 million years ago that a species of ape known as Sahelanthropus became the first known primate to walk upright. 2.6 million years a...
Only a tiny part of our water is actually lakes and rivers. and an even tinier part is bound in living things. So, gradually the Earth cooled down, and the surface formed a thin crust. But inside the earth, hot rock continue to swirl about, moving the crust from below and breaking it apart. This process is called Pla...
Given this description, it seems appropriate that this eon, the Hadean, is derived from the Greek word, Hades, meaning the underworld, which is a fitting comparison to this hellish landscape. The frequent asteroid impacts were a result of the solar system being so very young, with huge numbers of large rocky bodies t...
The idea is that both were formed at about the same time, from the same gas and dust, and at the same part of our solar system’s protoplanetary disk. The theory is called Co-formation and it fits because of the isotopic similarities between the two space objects. But at the same time, The leading and, perhaps, the ...
Since 2001, the "ASEAN Summit" takes place annually. It is a meeting of the heads of state and government, where current problems are discussed and solutions are worked out. On 15th December, 2008, the ASEAN Charter came into force, giving the association the status of a legal person. Principles of non-intervention a...
However, in practice, they were selected from wealthy, aristocratic families. The gerousia possessed the crucial power of legislative initiative. Apella, the most democratic element, was the assembly where Spartans above the age of 30 elected the members of the gerousia and the ephors, and accepted or rejected gerous...
