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Nature 's Best Science Features of 2013

mercredi 25 décembre 2013 — More Science,Biology,Health,Physics,Space,Technology,Neuroscience,More Science,Evolution,Energy & Sustainability,Astrophysics,Climate,Archaeology & Paleontology,Society & Policy

The status of women in science, the nature of black holes and the role of cattle domestication in human prehistory were the topics of some of our favorite long-form pieces of 2013. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013

mardi 24 décembre 2013 — Evolution,More Science

New species of skin-feeder: Microcaecilia dermatophaga. Credit: Wilkinson, Sherratt, et. al. It’s been a good year for strange animals. Which is something you could probably say about every... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Rudolph's Eyes Top His Nose

mardi 24 décembre 2013 — More Science, Biology, Physics, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Arctic reindeer eyes change color with the seasons to maximize their sight in the dim winter light. Allie Wilkinson reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Rudolph's Eyes Top His Nose

mardi 24 décembre 2013 — Evolution,Physics,Evolutionary Biology,Evolution,Biology,More Science

The color of Rudolph's nose has long been the talk of the town. But the color of his eyes may be more interesting. Because Arctic reindeers' eyes change color with the seasons--from gold in... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Counting Fish: Wrap Up and Conclusion

lundi 23 décembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,Evolution

Credit: Melissa Gaskill Since July 2012, I’ve been posting about a study of artificial reefs along the Texas coast. Scientists at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies in... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fish Found: The Greatest Conservation Success Story of 2013?

lundi 23 décembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution

Seven months ago things looked pretty bleak for the Mangarahara cichlid ( Ptychochromis insolitus ). The only habitat for this rare Madagascar fish species had been destroyed and the cichlid was down... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Giant Dinosaur Walks Again in Supercomputer Simulation

lundi 23 décembre 2013 — Advances, Evolution

A giant dinosaur probably had to plod along to keep its body from breaking down -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Giant Dinosaur Walks Again in Supercomputer Simulation

lundi 23 décembre 2013 — Evolution,Computing,Evolutionary Biology,Archaeology & Paleontology,Dinosaurs

The South American dinosaur Argentinosaurus huinculensis would have had a hard time getting around. In fact, just standing up might have been difficult for the roughly 90-ton beast. When the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Sunday Species Snapshot: Alaotran Gentle Lemur

dimanche 22 décembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution

A primate that lives only in wetlands? That alone makes the Alaotran gentle lemur unique. But this tiny lemur lives in incredibly limited constrained habitat, which continues to shrink around it. ... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Octopus, How Do You Count Your Suckers?

dimanche 22 décembre 2013 — Evolution,More Science

Image courtesy of Flickr/MrTopher We all know that the male octopus uses his third right arm as a penis. (Oh, you didn’t? It’s true. Sometimes he even detaches it to give to the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American