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Was I Wrong about â€œThe End of Scienceâ€?

lundi 13 avril 2015 — More Science, Biology, Chemistry, Everyday Science, History of Science, Math, Physics, Science Education, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience, Space, Astrophysics, Cosmology

One of the coolest—and most stressful–moments of my career took place November 7, 1996, when I was a staff writer for Scientific American. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Tails Tell the Tale of Dinosaur Sex

lundi 13 avril 2015 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs

Differences in the size and shape of tailbones offer a way to tell male and female fossils apart -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Turcana and Other Valachians

dimanche 12 avril 2015 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

I'm about as interested in domestic animals as I am in non-domesticated ones. Sheep of various kinds have been discussed on Tet Zoo a few times, and right now I want to say a few brief things about a... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Darwin: the Movie

dimanche 12 avril 2015 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, History of Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

It’s true, Mr. and Ms. Hollywood Producer, Nash, Hawking, Turing were great and all, and their stories brought big bucks and a few Oscars rolling your way, but come on! -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Why Babies (and Perhaps All of Us) Care About Magic

samedi 11 avril 2015 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Language & Linguistics, Neuroscience, Thought & Cognition

As adults, we don't often experience radical violations of our expectations, particularly those that concern core principles of object behavior. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Endangered Crayfish, Gets Newly Discovered Species as a Bonus

vendredi 10 avril 2015 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Green Living, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

A funny thing happened on the way to the endangered species list. Five years ago the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) petitioned to protect an Appalachian crayfish species under the U.S. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Tiny Opossum Could Be Farmers' Friend

vendredi 10 avril 2015 — Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

A small mammal that likes to feast on a soybean pest in Brazil's Cerrado illustrates how preserving this savanna landscape is good for farms as well as biodiversity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Remarkable Throat Jaws of Cichlid Fish

jeudi 9 avril 2015 — Web Exclusives, More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

This weird adaptation may have helped cichlids evolve their spectacular diversity of forms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Acidic Oceans Implicated in Earth's Worst Mass Extinction

jeudi 9 avril 2015 — Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

Huge amounts of CO2 spewed from colossal volcanic eruptions in Siberia may have turned the world's oceans dangerously acidic 252 million years ago, helping to drive a global environmental... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American