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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

Future Wet Suits Otter Be Warmer

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

Future wet suits 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

Social Technologies Are Making Us Less Social

dimanche 9 octobre 2016 par Mark Fischetti — Features, Behavior & Society, Tech, Electronics, The Sciences, Evolution

For the first time in the history of our species, we are never alone and never bored. Have we lost something fundamental about being human? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American