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'Snot Palaces' Reveal Undersea Creature Secrets

vendredi 12 juin 2020 par Christopher Intagliata — Tech, Engineering, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

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

Scientific American

Fossil Footprints Help Uncover the Mysteries of Bipedal Crocodiles Â

jeudi 11 juin 2020 par Riley Black — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Ancient tracks reveal a previously unknown creature from the Age of Dinosaurs—answering one question but raising more -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bioluminescence Helps Prey Avoid Hungry Seals

mercredi 3 juin 2020 par Jason G. Goldman — Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution

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

Scientific American

Ancient DNA Yields New Clues to Dead Sea Scrolls

mardi 2 juin 2020 par Josie Glausiusz — The Sciences, Evolution

A sensitive genetic fingerprinting technique could help scholars learn more from thousands of fragile parchment fragments -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Rethinking Easter Island's Historic 'Collapse'

samedi 30 mai 2020 par Tom Garlinghouse, Sapiens — The Sciences, Evolution

Controversial new archaeological research casts doubt on a classic theory of this famous island's societal collapse -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Earliest 'Chickens' Were Actually Pheasants

jeudi 28 mai 2020 par Rachel Nuwer — Advances, The Sciences, Evolution

A new analysis ruffles the story of poultry domestication -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Colorful Corals Beat Bleaching

jeudi 28 mai 2020 par Christopher Intagliata — Sustainability, Climate, Conservation, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Exposed to mildly warmer waters, some corals turn neon instead of bleaching white. The dramatic colors may help coax symbiotic algae back. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

A Failure of Imagination

samedi 23 mai 2020 par Caleb A. Scharf — The Sciences, Evolution

Nature does not have to play fair with our puny human brains -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Malaria Mosquitoes Biting Before Bednet Time

vendredi 22 mai 2020 par Jason G. Goldman — Health, Medicine, Public Health, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Mosquitoes that like to bite at night are being thwarted by bednets, leading to the rise of populations that prefer to bite when the nets aren't up yet. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Malaria Mosquitoes Are Biting before Bed-Net Time

vendredi 22 mai 2020 par Jason G. Goldman — Health, Medicine, Public Health, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Mosquitoes that like to bite at night are being thwarted by bed nets, leading to the rise of populations that prefer to bite when the nets are not up yet. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American