Author Archives: John Pullen

Lots of us may have seen the Jurassic Park series of movies. If you haven’t, then they are about a wildlife park with a difference. All the animals have been brought back from extinction. The only problem for the visitors and to make the movie exciting is that all the creatures are recreated dinosaurs. YouContinue reading “Back from Extinction”

One of the greatest philosophical as well as practical questions of our time is. “Are we alone in the Universe?” I think there are countless lifeforms in our Milky Way galaxy as well as in the billions of other galaxies. Whether, at any particular time, how many would be at least as intelligent as usContinue reading “WOW! Is it Aliens?”

It is often said that there is a very thin line between genius and madness. Before you ask, I will volunteer to be on the latter! But, there can be few who believe that their creative work would bring an end to the world. However, that is the case with the Russian music composer, AlexanderContinue reading “Music to End the World”

Unfortunately, we cannot take the title too literally. What this article is about is whether animals and non-human primates in particular can ask us questions. Can we teach, say, language skills to chimpanzees? This may not sound too incredulous if we consider that for over 50 years some chimps have been taught how to useContinue reading “Come On. Answer the Chimp’s Question!”

No, it is not April Fools Day. There is plenty of evidence after research, that cats can be left-handed or right-handed. I know, it should be left or right-pawed. There is a term for this and it is called pawedness! I kid you not. Not only do felines apparently have a favourite or dominant paw,Continue reading “Is Your Cat Left or Right-Handed or Pawed?”