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New Duckbill Dinosaur Looks Sharp

samedi 4 mai 2019 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Fossils found in the Gobi Desert reveal an unusual herbivore. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Animals Use Brain Tricks to See in the Dark

mercredi 1er mai 2019 par Amber Dance — Features, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Many animals once thought to have poor sight in low light use tricks in their nervous systems to see brilliantly in the dark -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Brain Activity Decoded to Produce Intelligible, Synthesized Speech

mercredi 1er mai 2019 par Simon Makin — Advances, Mind, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Evolution

New device is a step toward translating thoughts into machine-spoken words -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Geologists Solve Mystery of Nepal's "Earthquake Gap"

mercredi 1er mai 2019 par Lucas Joel — Advances, EARTH, The Sciences, Evolution

One of Nepal’s major faults appeared worrisomely silent—but new evidence suggests otherwise -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Roots of Human Aggression

mercredi 1er mai 2019 par R. Douglas Fields — Features, Mind, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Evolution

Experiments in humans and animals have started to identify how violent behaviors begin in the brain -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Cats Recognize Their Names—but May Not Respond

mardi 30 avril 2019 par Jim Daley — Mind, Cognition, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Felines move their ears, heads and tails more when they hear their names compared to when they hear similar words. Jim Daley reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

River Dolphins Have a Wide Vocal Repertoire

jeudi 25 avril 2019 par Christopher Intagliata — Mind, Cognition, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Freshwater dolphins are evolutionary relics, and their calls give clues to the origins of cetacean communication in general. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Honeybees Can Put Two and Two Together

mercredi 24 avril 2019 par Annie Sneed — Mind, Cognition, Neuroscience, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

The tiny brain of a honeybee is apparently able to calculate small numbers' addition and subtraction. Annie Sneed reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American