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Clusters of Epic Volcanic Explosions Drove Earth's Mass Extinctions

mercredi 2 mars 2016 — Features, The Sciences, Evolution

Huge regions with epic volcanic explosions are now blamed for four of Earth's “big 5” mass extinctions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil

mardi 1er mars 2016 — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Crustacean-like creature that lived during the Cambrian period leaves behind central nerve cord that extended throughout the body, with visible clusters of tissue -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil

mardi 1er mars 2016 — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

A crustacean-like creature that lived during the Cambrian period left behind a central nerve cord that extended throughout the body, with visible clusters of tissue -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bats Beat Ebola with Hypervigilant Immunity

mardi 1er mars 2016 — Health, Medicine, Public Health, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

The immune systems in bats are in a continuous state of activation, which may explain why they can carry viruses like Ebola without harm. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Gorilla's Hum Is Do-Not-Disturb Sign

lundi 29 février 2016 — Mind, Conservation, Environment, The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Biology, Evolution

If a socially prominent gorilla is in the midst of a meal, it may hum or sing to tell others nearby that it's busy at the moment and will get back to you later. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Gorilla's Hum Is a Do-Not-Disturb Sign

lundi 29 février 2016 — Mind, Conservation, Environment, The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Biology, Evolution

If a socially prominent gorilla is in the midst of a meal, it may hum or sing to tell others nearby that it's busy at the moment and will get back to you later. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

"Space Archaeologists" Show Spike in Looting at Egypt's Ancient Sites

lundi 29 février 2016 — The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Evolution

Scientists used satellite images to monitor pyramids, tombs and buried cities from 2002 to 2013 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Human Teeth Likely Shrank Due to Tool Use

lundi 29 février 2016 — The Sciences, Evolution

Finding could lead to a new way of figuring out how closely related fossil species are to modern humans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

What Whales Do at Night

mercredi 24 février 2016 — Sustainability, Conservation, Evolution

New technology helps researchers make better nighttime observations and devise conservation plans for the aquatic mammals -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Deadly Orangutan Attack: 2 Apes Team Up to Kill Another

samedi 20 février 2016 — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

The attacking female used a male orangutan as a "hired gun" to help corner and attack the victim in what scientists say is the first observed incident of lethal aggression among... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American