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I suspect that if you were to place a couple kiddie pools on either side of Jing Shan in Shouguang a leaping fish could easily saltate over its lofty 6000 dmm peak.

If I understand your underlying premise aright, I think we might be kind of in the same boat, at least on this leg of the journey! In The World there are two groups that share a similar dance to your …

Interestingly enough, the experiment was performed (on rabbits, guinea pigs & frogs) in the last century: Effect upon Platelets and on Blood Coagulation of Injecting Foreign Particles into the Bloodst …

For humans, there is really no age at which one ages the least. Life in the real world, and presumably in your fictional world as well, is a progression with small changes occurring constantly. Not on …

Conducting electricity is a matter simply of providing a medium through which electrons may pass and form a circuit. We use metal wires primarily because within a wire electrons flow so easily from on …

Colour vision is not related to pupil shape, so yes, your scenario is plausible. Colour vision is a matter of retinal receptor cells (cone cells). UV vision is at least in part a function of the lens …

You've already posited that humanoids who don't need to eat exist in your world, thus the answer to your question is a resounding YES. This is 100% plausible. The only question that is actually import …

A More Better Situation for All! A "lab grown" organ poses no particular supply chain or intraoperative challenges. The organ has to be prepared, packed and transported the way any donor organ has to …

No. Not Really as Written As written, your proposal won't help a freakishly tall person live any differently than she would without the implants. At best, the implants might help with some symptoms, l …

Apart from the biological and sexual/reproductive uses of pointy ears, there are also some social benefits to consider: More blingspace. Elves with higher points can sport more piercings, wear more …

Well, snakes used to have four legs. This is, I believe, a skink, but you get the idea: Here's a fossil of a four legged snake from Brazil: So, holding things would really not be at issue if you …

Just do what marine mammals do: keep them well inside the body! This article describes some ancient research that revealed that cetaceans keep their testes cool by a curious arrangement of blood ve …

Interesting question! I have some basic and anatomical considerations that might be of help to you. Since the hybrids are created using technology (gene editing and so forth), your genewizard sciente …

I'd suggest it work like the pufferret: Pseudo-Avian Respiration. Birds' bodies have both lungs, where gas exchange takes place, and also air sacs. A bird's air sacs are located within the thoraco- …

Except for people doing dangerous jobs that require protective gear, the answer for the vast majority of humans is largely a function of culture. Furless humans can, and do, get along in a variety of …