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`Forest Giraffe' Now Endangered: Okapi Populations Drop 50 Percent in 18 Years

lundi 25 novembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution

Better late than never? This week the International Union for Conservation of Natural Resources, which publishes the IUCN Red List of threatened species, listed the rare and iconic okapi ( Okapia... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Live Google Hangout with Dino Discoverers

lundi 25 novembre 2013 — Evolution,More Science

At approximately 2pm today, I’m hosting a live interview with Lindsay Zanno and Pete Makovicky, two paleontologists who just published their remarkable new dinosaur discovery – of one of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Human Health Depends on a Healthy Environment

lundi 25 novembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,Energy Technology,Health,History of Science,Society & Policy,Everyday Science,More Science,Evolution,Climate,Ecology,Green Living,Infectious Diseases,Energy Technology,Biology,Environment

What is the value of an intact rainforest ? From a people perspective, maybe it's more useful turned into lumber and cropland. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Sunday Species Snapshot: Rothschild's Giraffe

dimanche 24 novembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution

Fewer than 700 of these endangered giraffes remain in the wild. Species name: Rothschild’s giraffe, a.k.a. the Baringo or Ugandan giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi ), one as many... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Geologizing with Doctor Who

samedi 23 novembre 2013 — Evolution,More Science,Space,Technology

November 23, 1963 the first episode of the British science-fiction television programme “ Doctor Who* ” was broadcast. The series follows the adventures of the “ Doctor “,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The amazing Hook Island sea monster photos, revisited

samedi 23 novembre 2013 — Evolution

Robert Le Serrec's Hook Island sea monster, supposedly photographed December 12th 1964. Long-time readers of Tet Zoo might remember Sea Monster Week: a series of articles I ran at Tet Zoo ver 2... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The House that Fitz Built: A Scandal Explanation of the Polygyny Threshold Hypothesis

samedi 23 novembre 2013 — Evolution,More Science

I don’t watch Scandal but I have a pretty good idea of the major plot lines and characters. Thanks to the awesomeness that is Social Media and #BlackTwitter , I have a close captioning... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Newly Discovered Super Dinosaur Rivals T-Rex!

vendredi 22 novembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,Mind & Brain,Space,More Science,Evolution,Health,Technology

This week’s video comes to us from Rob Nelson at Untamed Science . According to Rob: Siats (pronounced SEE-OTTS) is a giant mega-predator (think T-Rex, but living at a different time). I... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Khalil's Picks (22 November 2013)

vendredi 22 novembre 2013 — Evolution,Mind & Brain,More Science,Health,Technology

Another week, more great stuff. We have a great selection today which will make your weekend really really good. Dig in! [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

We Need Leaders Who Share John F. Kennedy's Vision of World Peace

vendredi 22 novembre 2013 — Evolution,Health,More Science

To commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, I’m reposting a column about his “Peace Speech,” which he gave less than six months before his... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American