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â€˜Extinctâ€™ Myanmar Jerdonâ€™s Babbler Spotted for the First Time in 70 Years

lundi 9 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Hey there, pretty bird. Welcome back. We've missed your jersey caramel colours and big, brown eyes since pretty much forever. What's new with us? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Book Review: Beneath the Surface

vendredi 6 mars 2015 — Recommended, More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Ecology, Evolution

Books and recommendations from Scientific American -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Physics of Diving Gannets, Bird Navigation, and Speedy Tiger Beetles

vendredi 6 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Physics, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience, Thought & Cognition

Jen-Luc Piquant was at the APS March Meeting in San Antonio, Texas this week, a longtime favorite conference, and often touted as the largest physics conference of the year, covering a diverse range... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Complex Societies Evolved without Belief in All-Powerful Deity

vendredi 6 mars 2015 — More Science, Evolution

The emergence of politically sophisticated societies may be assisted by faith in supernatural spirits but does not require "big god" religion -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Ringling Bros. Circus to Stop Elephant Acts by 2018

jeudi 5 mars 2015 — More Science, Society & Policy, Evolution

(Adds details about decision) By Colleen Jenkins March 5 (Reuters) - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will eliminate its elephant acts - long an integral part of the spectacle billed as... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Whale Grandmas' Longevity Linked to Knowledge

jeudi 5 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Whale females, like humans, live well past menopause, a trait possibly selected for because their knowledge base can help their entire clan survive. Dina Fine Maron reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

CO2 Levels for February Eclipsed Prehistoric Highs

jeudi 5 mars 2015 — More Science, Chemistry, Everyday Science, History of Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Clean Air Policy, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Green Living, Evolution, Health

Global warming is headed back to the future as the CO2 level reaches a new high -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Jawbone Fossil May Mark Dawn of Humankind

jeudi 5 mars 2015 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

A 2.8-million-year mandible and a digital model of a key fossil paint a complicated picture of the genus Homo -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How Lab Rats Are Changing Our View of Obesity

jeudi 5 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Evolution, Health

New study findings may flesh out chemical influences -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

After 400 Million Years, Coelacanth at Risk of Extinction

mercredi 4 mars 2015 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

It may have hidden in the ocean for millions of years, but life today poses numerous challenges for the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae), the "living fossil" fish that was famously... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American