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Buff Little Biters

samedi 4 novembre 2017 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Saber-toothed kittens were muscle-bound compared with other cats their age -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Mammoth Remains Seem Mostly Male

samedi 4 novembre 2017 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

In a sample of 98 woolly mammoth remains, researchers found that 70 percent were male—which suggests males were more likely to die accidentally. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

New Frizzy-Haired Orangutan Species

vendredi 3 novembre 2017 par Lydia Chain — The Sciences, Evolution

An isolated group of orangutans in Sumatra is the first new great ape species described since the 1920s, and could be the most critically endangered. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

A Moth with a Potent Cocktail of Poison

jeudi 2 novembre 2017 par Jason G. Goldman — The Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution

The wood tiger moth is the first species known in which fluids from various parts of the moth’s body each target a different type of predator. Jason Goldman reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Geneticists Are Starting to Unravel Evolution's Role in Mental Illness

mardi 31 octobre 2017 par Sara Reardon, Nature magazine — Mind, Mental Health, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Hints emerge that past environments could have influenced psychiatric disorders -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Insect "Armageddon": 5 Crucial Questions Answered

lundi 30 octobre 2017 par Paula Kover, The Conversation US — Sustainability, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

A recent study has stoked concerns about flying bugs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Presenting the New Ankylosaurus

dimanche 29 octobre 2017 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

A new analysis offers an updated look for the classic dinosaur -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Trilobites Had Guts

samedi 28 octobre 2017 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Delicately-preserved fossils alter what paleontologists thought about how trilobites digested their food. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Camouflage Plumage Patterns Offer Clue to Dinosaur's Habitat

jeudi 26 octobre 2017 par John Pickrell, Nature magazine — Environment, The Sciences, Evolution

Feathered carnivore was dark on top and light underneath, with a raccoon-like face. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Monsters: Not Just for Halloween

mercredi 25 octobre 2017 par Stephen Asma, Steve Mirsky — The Body, Mind, Behavior & Society, Cognition, The Sciences, Arts & Culture, Biology, Evolution

Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago and author of On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears, talks about our enduring fascination with monsters. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American