Aliens on Earth?: Placozoa Continue to Perplex Scientists
Filed under: Alien Intelligence, Alien Invasion, Aliens, Astro Biology, Biology, Cryptozoology
Although they might appear to be the simplest multi-celluar organisms on Earth, the mysterious creatures known as Placozoa continue to leave scientists scratching their heads over their origins, genetic makeup, and abilities, thus making them far from simple.
Placozoa are small, living, blobs of cells. They feed through their ’skin’, can regenerate from only a small amount of cells, and reproduce asexually by splitting off parts of themselves. However, they have only rarely been observed in nature and scientists have yet to find any fossils of Placozoans.
Image of a Placozoa.
A new theory by our resident space biologist Allen Gringholm states that Placozoa are actually descendants of a massive blob of an alien which crashed into Earth millions of years ago. Read more
Water Bears Survive Harsh Environment of Space
Filed under: Animal Intelligence, Astro Biology, Homo Sapiens Against Animal Intelligence, Outer Space
Super Tough Organism Can Survive Swimming In Outer Space
A microscopic animal species known as Water Bears (Tardidgrades) can survive the extreme conditions of outer space, states a recent report at Scientific American.
Ecologist Ingemar Jonsson launched the tough little bastards into space on the Foton M3 mission. During the experiments, the Water Bears lived in the vacuum of space for 10 days. This groundbreaking study proves that there are animals who can survive space flight unprotected. This isn’t news to the staff at The Loki Times.
But the little Water Bears weren’t only exposed to the vacuum of space – they were also bombarded with cosmic radiation. The possible effects ofthis radiation have not been discussed at any length, but our science advisors, like space biologist Allen Gringholm, say this should not be overlooked.
“Tardidgrades are microscopic creatures…but for how long? Exposing these things to cosmic radiation ranks high in my book of bad ideas. If you are familiar with the story of Bruce Banner and The Incredible Hulk, well, need I say more? I mean look at the things. You want to see one of them grown a million times their regular size falling out of the sky?” asks Gringholm.