Behavioral scientist Stephen Martin and psychologist Joseph Marks talk about their book Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and Why. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about a 70-million-year-old mollusk fossil that reveals years back then had a few more days than we... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A remarkable fossil reveals that the digits in our hands evolved before vertebrates emerged from the water to colonize land -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A study of our closest evolutionary relatives finds that the chimp behavior known as lip smacking occurs in the same timing range as human mouths during speech. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists are studying the delicate mucus houses built by creatures called larvaceans to better understand how they live. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Ancient tracks reveal a previously unknown creature from the Age of Dinosaurs—answering one question but raising more -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Prey animals flash biochemically produced light to confuse elephant seals hunting in the dark. But at least one seal turned the tables. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com