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The Matador in Your Fish Tank

jeudi 17 septembre 2020 par Richard Sima — Advances, The Sciences, Evolution

The humble guppy has a surprising strategy for predators -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

High-Elevation Hummingbirds Evolved a Temperature Trick

mardi 15 septembre 2020 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Evolution

Hummingbirds in the Peruvian Andes enter a state of torpor at night to conserve energy, dipping their body temperature to as low as 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Evolution Education in the U.S. Is Getting Better

samedi 12 septembre 2020 par Glenn Branch and Ann Reid — The Sciences, Evolution

The percentage of public school bio teachers who present it as the broad consensus view among scientists—without presenting the creationist “alternative”—has increased... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How Scientists Discovered the Staggering Complexity of Human Evolution

mercredi 9 septembre 2020 par Kate Wong — Features, The Sciences, Evolution

Darwin would be delighted by the story his successors have revealed -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Some Dinosaurs Probably Nested in Arctic

mercredi 9 septembre 2020 par Emily Schwing — EARTH, The Sciences, Evolution

The finding of a baby dinosaur fossil in the Arctic implies that some dinos nested in the region, which was milder than today but not toasty. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Red Stalagmites Reveal Glimpses of the Past

dimanche 30 août 2020 par Katherine Kornei — Advances, The Sciences, Evolution

In a cave in northern Spain, stalagmites rich in organic matter are environmental record keepers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Buried Skeletons Reveal Tsunami Threat in East Africa

lundi 24 août 2020 par Christian Fogerty — Advances, Natural Disasters, The Sciences, Evolution

Newly analyzed remains depict the scope of a devastating event -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

How Birds Evolved Their Incredible Diversity

lundi 24 août 2020 par Kate Wong — Features, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

An analysis of 391 skulls shows that birds evolved surprisingly slowly, compared with their dinosaur forerunners -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Prehistoric Marine Reptile Died after a Giant Meal

samedi 22 août 2020 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Evolution

Researchers found extra bones within a 240-million-year-old ichthyosaur fossil—which they determined to be the ichthyosaur’s last, possibly fatal meal. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Cows with Eye Images Keep Predators in Arrears

mercredi 19 août 2020 par Susanne Bard — Sustainability, Conservation, Environment, The Sciences, Evolution

Butterflies, fish and frogs sport rear-end eyespots that reduce predation. Painting eye markings on cows similarly seems to ward off predators. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American