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Teachers Help One Another Bring Evolution Back to the Classroom

lundi 13 août 2018 par Adam Piore — Features, The Sciences, Evolution, Policy & Ethics

Research shows that 60 percent of American teachers avoid or skimp on teaching evolution. A growing movement is trying to change that -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How Termites Shape the Natural World

lundi 13 août 2018 par Lisa Margonelli — Features, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Interactions between termites and vegetation explain mysterious patterns throughout the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

When Protomammals Ruled Earth

dimanche 12 août 2018 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

A new study changes our understanding of how ancient forest collapse changed the course of life on Earth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

To Evolve Baleen, Lose Your Teeth First

jeudi 9 août 2018 par Annie Sneed — EARTH, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Whale ancestors probably never had teeth and baleen at the same time, and only developed baleen after trying toothlessness and sucking in prey. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Whales Suck--So They Evolved Baleen

jeudi 9 août 2018 par Annie Sneed — EARTH, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Whale ancestors probably never had teeth and baleen at the same time, and only developed baleen after trying toothlessness and sucking in prey. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

What Caused the Massive Magnitude-7 Indonesian Earthquake?

lundi 6 août 2018 par Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience — Natural Disasters, The Sciences, Evolution

The temblor occurred where one tectonic plate is diving beneath another -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Stocking the Mesozoic Salad Bar

dimanche 5 août 2018 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

A new study estimates how much vegetation was needed to keep giant dinosaurs fed -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Genome Study Upends Understanding of How Language Evolved

vendredi 3 août 2018 par Matthew Warren, Nature magazine — The Sciences, Evolution

Research casts doubt on the idea that a gene linked to language evolution is special to modern humans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Birds Learn Safety from Other Kinds of Birds

vendredi 3 août 2018 par Christopher Intagliata — Mind, Cognition, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Birds become good at avoiding danger by eavesdropping on the alarm calls of other birds—and the learning occurs without even seeing their peers or predators. Christopher Intagliata... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American