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How Zooplankton Bust a Move

mercredi 12 novembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Physics, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Though plankton drift with the ocean currents, that doesn’t mean they’re incapable of any movement. Many of them can move to find food or mates, and they do so in some surprising and... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Mind-Blowing Fossil Preserves Tiny Horse Carrying Unborn Foal

mardi 11 novembre 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

BERLIN: The former oil shale mining site of Messel, near Frankfurt, Germany, is well known for its spectacular fossils of organisms that lived between 47 million and 48 million years ago, during the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Chimps Hit Sack with Breakfast Plans

samedi 8 novembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Thought & Cognition

Chimps choose an overnight camp site based on the likelihood of finding calorically rich food nearby. Karen Hopkin reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Does Sebastian Junger/HBO Film â€œLast Patrolâ€ Glorify War?

samedi 8 novembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Ethics, Mind & Brain, Psychology, Thought & Cognition

“To honor a fallen peer and adjust to life outside the war zones, four men linked by combat journey by foot from Washington, D.C., to Pennsylvania.” That is how HBO describes Sebastian... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Catching Big Mama Fish Curbs Ocean Fertility

jeudi 6 novembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Green Living, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Scientists recently confirmed what anglers have known for centuries—there's something special about a big mama fish. The bigger the fish, the better the bragging rights—and often, the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bats Jam Rivalsâ€™ Sonar to Steal a Meal

jeudi 6 novembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Mexican free-tailed bats make calls that interfere with fellow bats’ echolocation, causing them to miss their insect targets. Christopher Intagliata reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Birds Heading South for the Winter Get Conflicting Directions

samedi 1er novembre 2014 — Advances, More Science, Biology, Energy & Sustainability, Ecology, Evolution

Mom and dad can give some migrating birds mixed signals about how to get home -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

New Artifact-Filled Chambers Revealed under Teotihuacan

vendredi 31 octobre 2014 — More Science, History of Science, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology

Rooms beneath the mysterious city contain jade statues, jaguar remains and thousands of other objects -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How to Win Friends and Influence Ducklings

vendredi 31 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Psychology

How should you treat your ducks? The answer is mired in duckling politics -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Halloween Horrors: The Ghost Bat (aka the False Vampire Bat)

vendredi 31 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Something ghostly and hungry flies the skies of northern Australia. Its massive white wings stand out against the darkness as it circles, searching for prey. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American