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What Killed the Dinosaurs

lundi 23 novembre 2015 — Features, The Sciences, Evolution

The asteroid strike was bad. The timing was worse -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How We Are All a Little Neandertal

vendredi 20 novembre 2015 — The Sciences, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Human DNA is 1 to 2% Neandertal, or more, depending on where your ancestors lived. Svante Pääbo, founder of the field of paleogenetics and winner of a 2016 Breakthrough Prize, explains why... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Mystery of the Cat's Inner Eyelid

vendredi 20 novembre 2015 — Features, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

The real question is, why don’t humans have one, too? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Hobbits Were a Separate Species, Ancient Chompers Show

jeudi 19 novembre 2015 — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Teeth from these diminutive individuals suggest they belonged to a unique species rather than a modern human with a growth disorder, as previously suspected -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Hobbits Were a Separate Species, Ancient Chompers Show

jeudi 19 novembre 2015 — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Teeth from these diminutive individuals suggest they belonged to a unique species rather than a modern human with a growth disorder, as previously suspected -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Ears: Do Their Design, Size and Shape Matter?

jeudi 19 novembre 2015 — The Sciences, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution, Science Education

An “eary” project from Science Buddies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Female Vocalists Are in the (Mouse) House

mardi 17 novembre 2015 — Mind, Language & Linguistics, Ecology, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Careful recordings of mouse interactions find that females vocalize, overturning the long-held view that only males sing during courtship -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

"Supergene" Determines Wading Birds' Sex Strategy

mardi 17 novembre 2015 — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Male ruffs look and behave differently around females, depending on their version of a 125-gene stretch of DNA -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Mysterious Group of Extinct Humans Was More Diverse Than Neandertals

mardi 17 novembre 2015 — The Sciences, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

DNA from Denisovans suggests they lived in Siberia for millennia and were more genetically diverse than Neandertals, but less diverse than modern humans -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American