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Book Review: Nature's Nether Regions

samedi 26 avril 2014 — Recommended, More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

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

Scientific American

Worm Lizards: Lifestyles of the Limbless

samedi 26 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

There have never been enough amphisbaenians on Tet Zoo. In fact, the only time I've written about them at any sort of length is in the 2008 (and 2012) April Fool's article wherein they were... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Can Humans Hibernate? Ask the Dwarf Lemur

vendredi 25 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Medical Technology, Space Exploration

After a teenage stowaway flew from California to Hawaii hidden in the wheel well of an airplane this week, investigators immediately began to wonder how he had survived the freezing temperatures and... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Beguiling History of Bees [Excerpt]

vendredi 25 avril 2014 — Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

The first bees existed around 130 million years ago at a time when our own ancestors were small, ratlike creatures -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Eating of Protected Animal Species Outlawed in China

vendredi 25 avril 2014 — Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Evolution

Can Whales and Dolphins Make Mental Maps?

jeudi 24 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience, Thought & Cognition

The brains of cetaceans--dolphins and whales--differ from those of other mammals in a number of ways, but one of the most striking differences is the size of the hippocampus. As a general rule,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Videos of Live Embryos, Cancer Cell Win "Small World" Awards

jeudi 24 avril 2014 — More Science, Science Education, Evolution, Technology, Communications

A scientist who made a stunning time-lapse video of a growing quail embryo took home top honors in Nikon's 2013 Small World in Motion Competition, a contest that treats... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Speedy Fish's Sword-Like Bill Serves as a Multifunctional Killing Tool

jeudi 24 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

High-speed video now reveals the bill as a specialized weapon that can exert great power or nudge prey gently -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Speedy Fish's Swordlike Bill Serves as Multifunctional Killing Tool

jeudi 24 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

High-speed video now reveals the bill as a specialized weapon that can exert great power or nudge prey gently -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Charles Darwin and the Early Search for Extraterrestrial Life

jeudi 24 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Environment, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Space, Extraterrestrial Life

In August 1881 the journal “Science” published an article with a letter exchange by two amateur geologist – British Charles R. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American