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Mammals Moonlight around Human Settlements

jeudi 19 juillet 2018 par Jason G. Goldman — Sustainability, Conservation, Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

A study of human–mammal interaction across the globe found animals are more prone to take to the night around humans. Jason G. Goldman reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Moths Evade Bats with Slight of Wing

mardi 17 juillet 2018 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Some moth species have evolved long wing tails that flutter and twist as the moth flies, which distract hungry bats. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Hominins Likely Left Africa Earlier Than Believed

dimanche 15 juillet 2018 par Krystal D'Costa — The Sciences, Evolution

Our ancestors may have been on the move out of Africa 300,000 years earlier than we originally thought -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Early Primates Groomed with Claws

samedi 14 juillet 2018 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Fossils found in Wyoming help refine our understanding of when early primates switched claws for nails -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Here's What Ã–tzi the Iceman Ate before He Was Murdered

samedi 14 juillet 2018 par Laura Geggel, LiveScience — The Sciences, Evolution

His mummified remains show he ate meat and a poisonous fern before his demise -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Discovery of Massive Granite Sarcophagus Presents Mystery of Who Is Inside

jeudi 12 juillet 2018 par Owen Jarus, LiveScience — The Sciences, Evolution

The coffin, discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, is a rare example of an unopened tomb -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Tools from China are Oldest Hint of Human Lineage Outside Africa

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 par Colin Barras, Nature magazine — The Sciences, Evolution

2.1-million-year-old stone tools suggest hominins reached East Asia much earlier than thought -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Favorite Wine Grapes May Need Genetic Help

mercredi 11 juillet 2018 par Steve Mirsky — Sustainability, Environment, The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Biology, Evolution

Wine book author Kevin Begos explains that just a few varieties of wine grapes dominate the industry, which leaves them vulnerable to potentially catastrophic disease outbreaks. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Ancient Dog DNA Reveals Close Relationship with Contagious Cancer

lundi 9 juillet 2018 par Daniel Ackerman — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

North America’s first domesticated dogs died out after European colonization, but they share a genetic link to a transmissible tumor spread globally -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American