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Paleo Profile: The Beautiful Bird

dimanche 15 octobre 2017 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

An exceptional fossil offers a new look at the flight abilities of early birds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Just How Good Is the Plesiosaur Fossil Record?

samedi 14 octobre 2017 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Even though the fossil record is incomplete, the right circumstances can yield amazing discoveries -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Even Jellyfish Need a Nap

samedi 14 octobre 2017 par Annie Sneed — Health, The Body, Mind, Behavior & Society, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Jellyfish exhibit signs of a sleep state, which could mean that sleep predates the evolutionary development of central nervous systems. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Male Scientists Share More--but Only with Other Men

vendredi 13 octobre 2017 par Jo Marchant, Nature magazine — The Sciences, Evolution, Policy & Ethics

Evolutionary differences blamed for squeezing out female researchers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Squirrels Chunk Their Buried Treasure

vendredi 13 octobre 2017 par Steve Mirsky — Mind, Cognition, Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Under certain circumstances squirrels will bury all of the same kind of nut near one another, a mnemonic strategy known as chunking. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Nobel Prize Explainer: Circadian Rhythm's Oscillatory Control Mechanism

lundi 2 octobre 2017 — Health, Public Health, The Body, Wellness, Neurological Health, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded today to Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Toad Tadpoles Turn Homegrown Poisons on One Another

lundi 2 octobre 2017 par Christie Wilcox, Nature magazine — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Young amphibians are the first animals thought to use toxins against rivals of their own species -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Toad Tadpoles Turn Homegrown Poisons on Each Other

lundi 2 octobre 2017 par Christie Wilcox, Nature magazine — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Young amphibians are the first animals thought to use toxins against rivals of their own species -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for Our Inner Clocks

lundi 2 octobre 2017 par Steve Mirsky — Health, Medicine, The Body, Wellness, Behavior & Society, Neurological Health, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Electric Eels Increase Shock by Leaving Water

lundi 2 octobre 2017 par Annie Sneed — Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution, Physics

Submerged electric eels lose current to water, so they apparently leap into the air to minimize their contact with water and maximize their shock value. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American