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Wild Monkeys' Stone "Tools" Force a Rethink of Human Uniqueness

vendredi 21 octobre 2016 par Kate Wong — The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Evolution

The artifacts bear a striking resemblance to objects produced by our ancestors -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

When the Sea Saved Humanity

mercredi 19 octobre 2016 par Curtis W. Marean — Features, Environment, The Sciences, Evolution

Shortly after Homo sapiens arose, harsh climate conditions nearly extinguished our species. The small population that gave rise to all humans alive today may have survived by exploiting a unique... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Tales of a Stone Age Neuroscientist

dimanche 16 octobre 2016 par Dietrich Stout — Features, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Evolution

By honing ax-making skills while scanning their own brains, researchers are studying how cognition evolved -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fish out of Water Are Actually Pretty Common [Video]

samedi 15 octobre 2016 par Jennifer Frazer — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Terrestrial behavior has evolved in at least 33 families of living fish -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Humans Are Still Evolving

samedi 15 octobre 2016 par John Hawks — Features, The Sciences, Evolution

For 30,000 years our species has been changing remarkably quickly. And we're not done yet -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Polar Bears Can't Just Switch to Terrestrial Food

samedi 15 octobre 2016 par Jason G. Goldman — Sustainability, Conservation, Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution, Policy & Ethics

With a shorter season of sea ice, polar bears have less access to marine mammals. But switching to a terrestrial diet deprives them of the fatty seal meals they need to thrive. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Flowers Deceive Flies with Chemical Cocktail

vendredi 14 octobre 2016 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution

The parachute flower smells like alarm pheromones of a honeybee, to attract tiny flies that feed on bees under attack. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Creationism Invades Europe

jeudi 13 octobre 2016 par Stefaan Blancke, Peter C. KjÃ¦rgaard — Web Exclusives, The Sciences, Evolution

An antiscience movement once limited mostly to the U.S. is gaining ground on the eastern side of the Atlantic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

New Evidence Shows How Climate Shaped Human Evolution

mercredi 12 octobre 2016 par Peter B. deMenocal — Features, Climate, The Sciences, Evolution

Swings between wet and dry landscapes pushed some of our ancestors toward modern traits—and killed off others -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Future Wetsuits Otter Be Warmer

mardi 11 octobre 2016 par Cynthia Graber — Tech, Medical & Biotech, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution, Physics

Future wetsuits with surface textures like the thick fur of otters that trap insulating air layers could keep tomorrow's divers warmer in icy waters. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American