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Humans off the Hook for Alaskan Mastodon Extinction

A reexamination of museum mastodon specimens provides evidence that that last ones were gone from what's called the Beringia region well before any humans showed up. Emily Schwing... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Inside the Cassowary's Casque

lundi 16 février 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
I'm a big fan of palaeognaths - the terrestrial bird group that includes the mostly big, flightless ratites and the chicken-sized, flight-capable tinamous. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Rare Wolf Population Rose for the 4th Year in a Row

The number of imperiled wolves found only in the American Southwest climbed to 109 in 2014, marking the fourth consecutive year that the population of Mexican gray wolves has risen by at least 10... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

2 Jurassic Mini-Mammals Discovered in China

vendredi 13 février 2015 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology
The fossils, more than 160 million years old, preserve a tree-climber and a tunnel-digger that lived alongside the dinosaurs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Is AI Dangerous? That Depends…

Somewhere in the long list of topics that are relevant to astrobiology is the question of ‘intelligence’. Is human-like, technological intelligence likely to be common across the universe? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

A Stormy Arctic Is the New Normal [Excerpt]

The Arctic is changing fast -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Why Romantic Illusions Are a Good Thing

Scientists believe that idealizing one's partner can work as a self-fulfilling prophecy, where illusion eventually becomes reality. That is to say, people can help to create the partners they wish... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Darwin's Finches Get Their Genomes Sequenced

The genomes of all 15 of these finch species have been sequenced, pinpointing a gene responsible for the famous beak variations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Critically Endangered Tarantula Links India and Sri Lanka

For thousands of years a thin bridge of sand and rock connected mainland India with the island of Sri Lanka. The 30-kilometer stretch known as Rama's (or Adam's) Bridge disappeared centuries... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Lowly Sponges Conceal Astounding Architecture

jeudi 12 février 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
To look at a rock sponge, which usually has all the visual appeal of a potato, you would never guess that inside lies the Notre Dame of animal skeletons. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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