LIFE ON EARTH

Diversity is essential to evolutionary progress, meaning that extinction is inevitable - which includes the human race

 

BLUE GROWTH - CLIMATE CHANGE - HYDROGEN - PLANET EARTH - PLASTICS - ROBOTICS

 

 

 

CAN WE LEARN FROM THE PAST?

 

What is the future for man on Earth?  As the only truly intelligent species on the planet, can we learn from our mistakes - or are we out of our depth?  It's an important question, because as masters of technology and the dominant life-form we have the ability to annihilate other life forms and the environment that supports them as we plunder all that around us in the name of profit.

 

What happen when we've used up all our aces?  When the oil runs out.  What happens when the tide turns against us - a tide that we've helped to create with poor energy management leading to global warming?

 

 

 

The Planet Earth Act 2020

 

 

We could plan to plunder or colonise other planets as predicted in many science fiction stories.  But is that really practical?  Could a series of flat-pack space stations contain every species on Earth, like one giant Noah's Ark, with energy and food supplies to guarantee survival of mankind.  If that were possible, and the limitation is here again our natural resources, would it actually yield an energy or materials profit, or perhaps put those astronauts at considerable risk during a journey into the unknown?

 

Man evolved over millions of years to be a hunter and problem solver.  His female counterpart is a nest maker and socialite.  Surely, with a combination of these skills and a good dose of common sense we might join hands as nations united to solve a common problem, instead of constantly fighting each other for political brownie points.  We should perhaps respect each others beliefs and accept each others right to hold such beliefs dear as a prerequisite to achieving environmental stability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many agree that our biological roles are no longer relevant in this day and age, where anyone with ability gets the lead role and indeed, the gentler sex, with their multi-tasking brain potentially has the advantage when it comes to communication.  It is a biological fact that men cannot multi-task with their brains, simply because they are wired differently in order to fulfill their primary function as a hunter - a lunch chaser.

 

Women are hard wired to communicate and watch the nest, which requires them to be able to monitor several activities at once.  For this reason the female of the species has wider peripheral vision, the male's focus in dead ahead, designed to focus on the kill.  A woman's brain has many more connections between left and right lobes than a male.  It's a bit like a computer with two hard drives, left and right.  The male computer has one ATA 130 ribbon cable linking hard drives, the female has two serial ATA cables passing information between drives.  This is not myth, this is now proven scientific fact, made possible by real time brain scan studies.

 

Fascinating though this is, understanding the differences in our make-up will not save the planet................ It's up to all of us to pull together. Those who think only of themselves are not helping. Greed is and always has been bad for another human somewhere - those in favoured positions profiteering from ordinary folk: Bankers and politicians. Big business is also to blame. I'm not a socialist, I'm an ordinary man who sees what is happening around me and wants a fairer deal for everyone. A sustainable planet with sustainable policies and a decent standard of living for everyone. If we are to be taxed, we want taxes to be spent to the benefit of all those contributing. We want accountability and most of all we want forward planning - planning for the future - not just another leader stepping up to milk the present system. A system which has caused economic catastrophe, global warming and increasing debt for the ordinary man trying to eke a living.

 

 

STREAMLINING HUMAN EVOLUTION

 

Have you ever wondered why we still have males and females, where cloning and DNA manipulation could make that a thing of the past. Indeed, what about cybernetic organisms using cloned humans. This is one possible way of preserving intelligent life after the world is unable to feed itself. Modern life inevitably leads to sexual cannibalism. Human females are constantly fighting males for supremacy. They know that males a stronger physically and like the Praying Mantis and Black Widow spider, they only need the sperm of a male, who is then redundant for their purposes.

 

On the other hand human males may impregnate a woman and do a bunk, thus escaping being eaten alive, except of course for child support (which is a form of being eaten alive). Men might escape this trap altogether with cloning and DNA designer babies. The same may be argued from a female perspective, except that they usually need to milk the male financially to survive in our money oriented world. This is a serious problem where males are typically more creative, thus driven to progress mankind. Typically, not exclusively, though statistically progress is male led. Thus to socially castrate men is regressive evolutionarily.

 

A SINGLE SEX - UNISEX

 

In some flowers (and animals) the organism will have both male (androecium) and female (gynoecium) reproductive structures, including stamens, carpels, and an ovary. Flowers that contain both androecium and gynoecium are called androgynous or hermaphroditic.


Examples of plants with perfect or bisexual flowers include the lily, rose, and most plants with large showy flowers, though a perfect flower does not have to have petals or sepals. Other terms widely used are hermaphrodite, monoclinous, and synoecious.

 

Imagine then if you will humans with both sex organs in a world where there are truly equal opportunities. Such a situation will cure the disease of sexual cannibalism currently rife in developed countries. We could then lose sex based industries that are energy wasteful. Humans, unlike animals, do not need hunters and nest maker specialisation. That is long gone.

 

 

 

 

The secret planet earth - Youtube

 

Astrobiology and the origins of life - Youtube

 

Evolution of life in the Universe - Youtube

 

Evolution of life on other planets - Youtube

 

 

 

 

Index to navigate Animal Kingdom:-

 

 

AMPHIBIANS  

Such as frogs (class: Amphibia)

ANNELIDS  

As in Earthworms (phyla: Annelida)

ANTHROPOLOGY

Neanderthals, Homo Erectus (Extinct)

ARACHNIDS  

Spiders (class: Arachnida)

BIRDS  

Such as Eagles, Albatross (class: Aves)

CETACEANS 

such as Whales & Dolphins ( order:Cetacea)

CRUSTACEANS  

such as crabs (subphyla: Crustacea)

DINOSAURS

Tyranosaurus Rex, Brontosaurus (Extinct)

ECHINODERMS  

As in Starfish (phyla: Echinodermata)

FISH

Sharks, Tuna (group: Pisces)

HUMANS - MAN

Homo Sapiens  THE BRAIN Skull

INSECTS

Ants, (subphyla: Uniramia class: Insecta)

LIFE ON EARTH

Which includes PLANTS non- animal life

MAMMALS

Warm blooded animals (class: Mammalia)

MARSUPIALS 

Such as Kangaroos (order: Marsupialia) Koala Bear

MOLLUSKS  

Such as octopus (phyla: Mollusca)

PLANTS

Trees -

PRIMATES  

Gorillas, Chimpanzees (order: Primates)

REPTILES

As in Crocodiles, Snakes (class: Reptilia)

RODENTS

such as Rats, Mice (order: Rodentia)

SIMPLE LIFE FORMS

As in Amoeba, plankton (phyla: protozoa)

 

 

 

 

POPULAR MAMMALS:

 

 

 

 

 

BIRD INDEX:

 

Albatros

Bishop, Orange

Blue Bird

Canary

Chaffinch

Chicken
Cockatoo
Corella, Long-Billed

Cormorant
Crane, African Crowned
Crane
Crow

Cuckoo

Dodo
Dove
Duck

Eagle
Egret, Cattle
Emu

Falcon

Finch
Fishers Lovebird
Flamingo

Grebe
Goose, Egyptian

Grouse
Guinea Fowl, Helmeted
Hammerkop

Hawk
Hornbill, Wreathed
Hornbill, Red-Billed
Hottentot, Teal

House Martin
Ibis, Hadada

Ibis, Sacred
Kite, Black

Kingfisher

Kiwi
Kookaburra
Lapwing Plover

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Loon

Magpies
Macaw

Mynah

Nightjar

Ostrich

Owl

Parrot, Amazon
Parrot

Partridge

Peacock

Pelican

Penguin

Petrel

Pheasant
Pigeon

Quail

Robin
Roller, Blue-Bellied

Seagull

Sparrow
Spoonbill African

Starling

Stork

Swan

Swift
Toucan

Turkey
Vultures

Wader
Weaver, Taveta Golden

Woodcock

Woodpecker

 

 

 

POPULAR FISH:

 

 

Barracuda

Bluefish

Carp

Cealacanth

Cod

Dogfish

Flounder

Flying Fish

Goldfish

Guppy

Haddock

Herring

Mackeral

Manta Ray

 

 

 

Minnow

Monkfish

Pike

Piranha

Puffer

Salmon - fly fishing

Sardine

Sea Angler

Shark - Attacks

Skate

Sole

Sprat

Stingray

Trout

Tuna - Bluefin

 

 

 

POPULAR INSECTS:

 

 

 

Ants

Apid

Army Ant

Bee

Beetles

Bulldog Ant

Butterfly

Centipede

Cockroach

Crickets

Damsel Fly

Death Watch Beetle

Dragonfly

Dung Beetle

Earwig

Fly

Grasshopper

Hornet

 

 

Ladybird

Leafcutter Ant

Locust

Mantis, Preying

Maybug

Millipede

Mosquito

Moth

Praying Mantis

Scarab Beetle

Stag Beetle

Stick Insect

Termite

Wasp

Water Boatman

Wood Ant

Woodlice

Woodworm

 

 

POPULAR ARACHNIDS:

 

 

 

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Artwork by Martin House for the John Storm adventure novel series

 

A heartwarming adventure: Pirate whalers V Conservationists, 

with an environmental message.

For release as an e-book when the time is right.

 

 

 

 

 

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