Charles Dickens - memorial or not?

Charles Dickens

I see that the dying wish of one of the world’s greatest authors may be overturned.

It appears that relatives and fans of Charles Dickens want to build a memorial to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.

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Funisia Dorothea - first sexually active species!

Funisia Dorothea - first sexually active species!

Funisia Dorothea a long, thin, rope-like organism that lived on the sea floor about 570 million years ago has been identified as the first animal on Earth. It is thought that it reproduced in a way similar to modern corals and sponges.

Funisia Dorothea, a rope-like organism that lived on the seabed up to 570 million years ago is, according to scientists, the first creature on earth to have had sex.

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