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Not-So-Intelligent Design: Evolutionâ€™s Worst Ideas

samedi 11 octobre 2014 — Web Exclusives, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

An interview with the author of WTF Evolution?, a book and blog on the oddities of nature -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Skinks skinks skinks (part I)

samedi 11 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Skinks (properly Scincidae… though read on) are one of the most successful of squamate groups, accounting for approximately 1500 species - in other words, for about 25% of all lizards. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Plant Biology Informs the Origins of the Stradivarius

vendredi 10 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Evolution

A tomato expert and viola player uses plant statistics to trace the history of the violin -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Book Review: WTF, Evolution?!

vendredi 10 octobre 2014 — Recommended, More Science, Biology, Science Education, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

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

Scientific American

Poison Dart Frog Threatened by Toxic Gold Mines

jeudi 9 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

A tiny species of poison dart frog barely the size of a human fingernail has been discovered in a pocket of forest in central Panama, but its unique chirps may not be heard for much longer. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Is Kindness Physically Attractive?

jeudi 9 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Language & Linguistics, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Psychology, Thought & Cognition

One of the most robust findings in social psychology is the beauty-is-good stereotype: physically attractive people are perceived and treated more positively than physically unattractive people [1]. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Highways Fragment Southern California Mountain Lion Gene Pool

jeudi 9 octobre 2014 — Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Highways and urban sprawl have left the cats' territories increasingly isolated from each other, a study shows -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Ancient Indonesian Cave Paintings Force Rethink of Artâ€™s Origin

mercredi 8 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Language & Linguistics, Thought & Cognition, Technology, Communications

Archaeologists have determined that artwork found in limestone caves on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is far older than previously thought. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Party with These 8 Famous Octopuses to Celebrate Octopus Awareness Day!

mercredi 8 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, History of Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

It’s Octopus Awareness Day, and although we at Octopus Chronicles treat every day as if it were a celebratory day for the cephalopod, today it gets extra special treatment. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

New York Court to Weigh Legal Rights of Chimps

mardi 7 octobre 2014 — More Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Mind & Brain

A New York appeals court will consider this week whether chimpanzees are entitled to "legal personhood" in what experts say is the first case of its kind. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American