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New Spiky Dinosaur Discovered in Patagonia

samedi 9 février 2019 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Bajadasaurus had a neck covered in long spikes. The question is "Why?" -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fossil Bird Soared above Utah's Dinosaurs

samedi 2 février 2019 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

A partial skeleton significantly updates the history of a major, extinct bird family -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Race to Save Colombia's Uncontacted Tribes from Outsiders

vendredi 1er février 2019 par Adam Piore — Features, Conservation, The Sciences, Evolution

As anthropologists debate how best to protect uncontacted tribes, indigenous groups in Colombia are working to shield their isolated neighbors from the march of modernity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Neanderthal Spears Were Surprisingly Deadly

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Evolution

Javelin throwers chucking replicas of Neanderthal spears were able to hit targets farther away, and with greater force, than previously thought to be possible. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Neandertal Spears Were Surprisingly Deadly

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Evolution

Javelin throwers chucking replicas of Neandertal spears were able to hit targets farther away, and with greater force than previously thought to be possible. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Cave That Housed Neandertals and Denisovans Challenges View of Cultural Evolution

mercredi 30 janvier 2019 par Kate Wong — The Sciences, Evolution

Researchers have deduced which early human species occupied Denisova Cave and when, drawing surprising conclusions about who made the sophisticated artifacts found there -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Intimate Hermit Crab Keeps Shell On

samedi 26 janvier 2019 par Karen Hopkin — Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

A species of hermit crab appears to have evolved a large penis to enable intercourse without leaving, and thus possibly losing, its adopted shell. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

RoboFossil Reveals Locomotion of Beast from Deep Time

jeudi 17 janvier 2019 par Kate Wong — Tech, Computing, The Sciences, Evolution

Modeling shows the 290-million-year-old Orobates had an advanced way of walking—revising an enduring view of how tetrapods colonized dry land -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Ants Stick to Cliques to Dodge Disease

jeudi 17 janvier 2019 par Lucy Huang — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Ants infected with fungal pathogens steer clear of other cliques within the colony—avoiding wider infection, and allowing for a sort of immunity. Lucy Huang reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Mistimed Migration Means Bird Death Battles

dimanche 13 janvier 2019 par Christopher Intagliata — Sustainability, Climate, Conservation, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Climate change is shifting population numbers and nest building by resident and migratory birds in Europe—sometimes leading to deadly conflict. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American