Iridescence appears to break up the recognizable shape of objects—making them harder to spot. Karen Hopkin reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
By analyzing 200 surgeries, anthropologists found mixed-gender operating room teams exhibited the highest levels of cooperation. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Most invertebrates get smaller on average in cities, although a few very mobile species respond to urbanization by growing. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microscopic wear patterns on fossil teeth reveal what our ancestors ate—and provide insights into how climate change shaped human evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Listeners to a person letting loose with a roar can accurately estimate the size and formidability or the human noise maker. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com