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DNA Finds New Octopus Species Hiding in Plain Sight

mardi 15 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Describing a new species for science is not quite as easy as it was in the days of 17th- or 18th-century naturalists. But that just means we have to look a little more closely. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Dinosaur Bones Show They Grew Quickly

lundi 14 juillet 2014 — Features, More Science, History of Science, Evolution, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

Lines and other structures in dinosaur bones reveal how these animals grew and how long they lived -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How Scientists Uncovered Arctic Clues to a Past Where a Tiny Fern Changed the Planet

lundi 14 juillet 2014 — Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Researchers attempt to puzzle out how Earth got its ice caps -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Seven New Species of Pill-Millipede Found in Madagascar

samedi 12 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

http://www.pensoft.net/news.php?n=394&SESID=5eebde6fd8471b050adfb405b7a280b9 http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/7730/integrative-revision-of-the-giant-pill-millipede-genus-sphaeromimu... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Man Admits Stealing Rare Dinosaur Footprint Fossil

vendredi 11 juillet 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs

Put the Muse Back in Museums

Science museums should recruit the public in confronting the planet’s toughest challenges -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Why Is Namibia Killing Its Rare Desert Elephants?

mercredi 9 juillet 2014 — More Science, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

On Saturday, June 21 one of the Republic of Namibia’s rare desert elephants was felled by a hunter’s rifle. Unlike most of the other elephants that die on any given day in Africa, this... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Fastest Animal on Land Is a Mite

mercredi 9 juillet 2014 — Advances, More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution

Paratarsotomus macropalpis, a sesame seed–size mite found in southern California, is the speediest terrestrial animal, according to body-length-per-second measurements reported in a new study. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Endangered Manatees Face a New Threat: Lawsuits

mardi 8 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

What do manatees and bureaucracy have in common? They both have a tendency to move slowly—sometimes painfully slowly. In Florida manatees’ own lethargy puts the animals at risk of being... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American