Author

Marco Pendleton

On the editorial desk at Biology Insights, Marco Pendleton edits features on evolutionary theory and the history of science. He entered academic publishing in 2018 as an archival assistant and book copyeditor. Pendleton studied history at Furman University and took a master’s degree in the history of science.

If Humans Went Extinct, What Animal Would Dominate Next?Zoology
Why Are the Animals in Australia So Unique?Zoology
What Did Moose Evolve From? Tracing Their Ancestry Mammals
Why Do Scientists Classify Living Things?Biology
What Animals Lived in Ancient Greece?Zoology
What Was Domesticated First: Cats or Dogs?Pets & Farm
The Ancient Origin of Peaches and Their Global History Botany
When Were Platypus First Discovered by Scientists?Mammals
What Are Pigs Related To? From Hippos to Whales Mammals
How Did Animals Get Their Names? From Common to Scientific Zoology
What Did Sloths Evolve From? The Story of Their Ancestors Mammals
What Did Bananas Originally Look Like?Botany
What Animals Did the Romans Make Extinct?Zoology
What Animals Did the Mayans Have?Mammals
Why Don’t Unicorns Exist? The Science Behind the Myth Zoology
Why Don’t Animals Have to Brush Their Teeth?Zoology
How Were Rabbits Domesticated? A Brief History Pets & Farm
What Animals Have Been Around the Longest?Zoology
What Were Darwin’s 3 Main Observations?Biology
What Is a Quagga? The Extinct Zebra and Its Revival Zoology
The Troubles and Triumphs of Charles Darwin Healthcare
The Poland Bison: A Story of Extinction and Return Mammals
What Did Tomatoes Originally Look Like?Edibles
What Are Extant Animals and Why Do They Matter?Zoology
What Animals Have Gone Extinct Since 2000?Environment
Who Discovered Sperm? The Story of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Healthcare
Ötzi the Iceman’s Tools and What They Reveal Earth & Space
How Dogs Were Created: The Evolution From Wolves Zoology
What Is the Animalia Kingdom? Definition & Characteristics Zoology
What Animals Can Breed Together and Create Hybrids?Zoology