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Nearly Extinct Mussel Gets One Last Chance at Survival
mercredi 30 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
Freshwater mussels have a particularly unusual system of reproduction. Males release their sperm into the water with the hope that a nearby female will siphon them up to fertilize her eggs. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Roach Reactions to Venom Point to Targeted Pesticides
mardi 29 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
Small changes in the protein sequence of sodium channels of American compared with German cockroaches leave the latter susceptible to a venom that has little effect on the former. Cynthia Graber... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
All 8 Pangolin Species Being Eaten into Extinction
mardi 29 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
A few days ago customs officials in Vietnam raided a cargo ship from Sierra Leone and seized an astonishing 1.4 tons of dried pangolin scales. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Proposal to Ban Import of Boa Constrictors Draws Backlash
lundi 28 juillet 2014 — More Science, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution
A U.S. proposal to ban the import and interstate sale of boa constrictors and four other snake species prompted protests from exotic pet owners and concern among Florida wildlife regulators who fear... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Bad Timing to Blame for Big Dinosaur Extinction
The coupling of the space rock that crashed into Earth with a period of low diversity among herbivorous dinosaurs may have set the stage for the massive die-off 65-million years ago -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dinosaurs Reveal Clues about Adaptation to Climate Change
Yesterday's big reptiles can help us figure out how the human era is shaping up By Mary H. Schweitzer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Ancient Marine Reptiles Had Absurd, Complex Nostrils
The event you've all been waiting for is here: Simbirskiasaurus and Pervushovisaurus have been resurrected, and we're all wondering what the hell's going on with their absurd, complex nostrils. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Moth Eyes Inspire Different Solar Cell
vendredi 25 juillet 2014 — More Science, Chemistry, Physics, Energy & Sustainability, Alternative Energy Technology, Clean Air Policy, Climate, Green Living, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Technology, Energy Technology
Moth eyes absorb almost all incident light, thus reducing reflection that predators would notice. Researchers have now used the moth eye structure as the basis of a highly efficient solar absorbing... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fact or Fiction?: The Sixth Mass Extinction Can Be Stopped
vendredi 25 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, History of Science, Science Education, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Green Living, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology, Health
Is the planet undergoing the sixth mass extinction in its history courtesy of the human species? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scrawny Wonderpus Puts Stranglehold on Mightier Mimic Octopus
vendredi 25 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
Earlier this week, we learned that female octopuses sometimes strangle—and then possibly eat—their male mates. For a cannibalistic animal with long arms, perhaps we—and the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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