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Neandertals Turned Eagle Talons into Jewelry 130,000 Years Ago

jeudi 12 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Language & Linguistics, Neuroscience, Psychology, Thought & Cognition

As longtime readers may have noticed, I have an abiding interest in Neandertals. To help me keep up with the latest scientific insights into these mysterious relatives of ours, I have a Google alert... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Mystery of Male Swordfish Courtship Ritual Revealed

jeudi 12 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution

The first photographic evidence of a male swordfish courting a possible mate has been published, ending a decade-old mystery -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

World's Whaling Slaughter Tallied at 3 Million

jeudi 12 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Evolution

Commercial hunting wiped out almost 3 million animals in the last century -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Atomic Worm-Lizard and Other Aprasia Flapfoots

jeudi 12 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

I'm feeling the urge to blog about lizards. So, today I'd like to talk about the Aprasia species, a group of short-tailed, near-limbless gekkotans that belong to the Australian Pygopodidae family,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Mass Deaths in Americas Start New CO2 Epoch

mercredi 11 mars 2015 — More Science, Everyday Science, History of Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Infectious Diseases

A new proposal pegs the start of the Anthropocene to the little ice age and the Columbian Exchange -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Hunterâ€“Gatherers Have Diverse Gut Microbes

mercredi 11 mars 2015 — Innovations In, More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

The Hadza of Tanzania offer a snapshot of the co-adaptive capacity of the gut ecosystem -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

If Apes Go Extinct, So Could Entire Forests

mercredi 11 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Bonobo poop matters. Well, maybe not the poop itself, but what's in it. You see, bonobos eat a lot of fruit, and fruit contains seeds. Those seeds travel through a bonobo's digestive system while the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Some European Languages Came via Steppe

mardi 10 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

A new genetic analysis reveals a massive migration from the central Asian grasslands into Europe 4,500 years ago—implying that some languages followed. Christopher Intagliata reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Some European Languages Came by Steppe

mardi 10 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

Scientific American

Do You Only Trust WALL-E Because Heâ€™s Cute?

mardi 10 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Biotechnology, Ethics, Medical Technology, Mind & Brain, Psychology, Thought & Cognition, Technology, Communications, Computing, Consumer Electronics

Each year it seems a little less like science fiction to ask your phone for advice about local chinese food or trust your car to get you to a new location. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American