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Feral Dogs Respond to Human Hand Cues

mardi 11 février 2020 par Susanne Bard — Mind, Cognition, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Most feral dogs that did not run away from humans were able to respond to hand cues about the location of food—even without training. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Footprint Find Could Be a "Holy Grail" of Pterosaur Research

mardi 11 février 2020 par John Pickrell — The Sciences, Evolution

How early pterosaurs walked on the ground has been a complete mystery. Now the first known trackways of their footprints offer answers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Sharp-Nosed Marine Reptile Is a Triassic Surprise

dimanche 9 février 2020 par Riley Black — The Sciences, Evolution

A fossil found in Alaska may help explain why a mysterious group of seagoing creatures went extinct -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Neandertals Tooled Around with Clams

samedi 8 février 2020 par Susanne Bard — The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Evolution

Neandertals ate clams and then modified the hard shells into tools for cutting and scraping. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Why Does Sugar Taste So Good?

jeudi 6 février 2020 par Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt — The Sciences, Evolution

Put down that jelly donut and learn the evolutionary science behind why sugar makes us salivate -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Science News Briefs from All Over

mardi 4 février 2020 par Sarah Lewin Frasier — Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Here are a few brief reports about international science and technology from around the world, including one from the Democratic Republic of the Congo about a toad that has evolved coloring that... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur's Lunch

dimanche 2 février 2020 par Riley Black — The Sciences, Evolution

The fossil of an ancient squid relative tells paleontologists something new about the reptile that tried to feed on it -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Squishy Cephalopod Was Almost a Pterosaur's Lunch

dimanche 2 février 2020 par Riley Black — The Sciences, Evolution

The fossil of an ancient squid relative tells paleontologists something new about the reptile that tried to feed on it -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Did Animal Calls Start in the Dark?

samedi 1er février 2020 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

One hypothesis says the ability to vocalize arose in nocturnal animals—and a new evolutionary analysis suggests there may be some truth to it. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Sign Languages Display Distinct Ancestries

vendredi 31 janvier 2020 par Susanne Bard — Cognition, The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Evolution

Well more than 100 distinct sign languages exist worldwide, with each having features that made it possible for researchers to create an evolutionary tree of their lineages. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American