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Thrilling encounters with freak passerine birds

mardi 6 mai 2014 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

I photograph birds a lot - something that's more possible than it was before due to the fact that I now own a half-decent camera (thank you, parents). -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

David Quammen on SciAm/Read Science! Chat

lundi 5 mai 2014 — More Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Health, Infectious Diseases

David Quammen, according to his website is ”an author and journalist whose twelve books include The Song of the Dodo, The Reluctant Mr. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

What Are You Looking At?: Is Gaze-Following Particularly Human?

lundi 5 mai 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience, Thought & Cognition

Imagine that you walk into a room, where three people are sitting, facing you. Their faces are oriented towards you, but all three of them have their eyes directed towards the left side of the room. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How Do Male Spiders Get Away With Giving Worthless Gifts to Females?

lundi 5 mai 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

In many animals, males give females a gift in the hope of getting to mate with her. This might sound overly simplistic, but this really can be how it happens. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Diving Birds Have 45 Percent Fewer Viable Babies after Oil Spill

samedi 3 mai 2014 — More Science, Biology, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Energy Technology

A study of colonies of a diving bird on the Spanish coast shows the lingering effect during at least the first 10 years after the 2002 Prestige disaster -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

New Species of Peacock Spider has Leopard Spots and Cat-like Moves

samedi 3 mai 2014 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

This is my second post in a week featuring spiders doing undeniably adorable things - dancing and cartwheels. It's as if spiders know they have a reputation problem and have launched some kind of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Elephant Seals Reveal Anti-Inflammatory Secrets of Carbon Monoxide

vendredi 2 mai 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Health

The gas appears to protect the deep-diving seals from cell damage after periods of restricted blood flow -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bats, Bullhooks and Other Prods Used to Control Circus Elephants Are Banned in Los Angeles

jeudi 1er mai 2014 — More Science, Society & Policy, Evolution

Kid Scientists Make Real Fossil Finds at the USA Science & Engineering Festival

mercredi 30 avril 2014 — More Science, Everyday Science, Science Education, Society & Policy, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

Kids searching for fossils using SharkFinder kits at Scientific American’s booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival. Credit: Jason Osborne Jason Osborne was trying to grab a quick... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American