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Highways Fragment Southern California Mountain Lion Gene Pool

jeudi 9 octobre 2014 — Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Highways and urban sprawl have left the cats' territories increasingly isolated from each other, a study shows -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Ancient Indonesian Cave Paintings Force Rethink of Artâ€™s Origin

mercredi 8 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Language & Linguistics, Thought & Cognition, Technology, Communications

Archaeologists have determined that artwork found in limestone caves on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is far older than previously thought. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Party with These 8 Famous Octopuses to Celebrate Octopus Awareness Day!

mercredi 8 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, History of Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

It’s Octopus Awareness Day, and although we at Octopus Chronicles treat every day as if it were a celebratory day for the cephalopod, today it gets extra special treatment. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

New York Court to Weigh Legal Rights of Chimps

mardi 7 octobre 2014 — More Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Mind & Brain

A New York appeals court will consider this week whether chimpanzees are entitled to "legal personhood" in what experts say is the first case of its kind. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

To Help Sharks, Conservationists Spy on Them

mardi 7 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

The Map in Your Mind: 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

lundi 6 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience, Thought & Cognition

The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain—an... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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Cosmic Karma: Mosquitoes Have Flying, Blood-Sucking Parasites of Their Own

lundi 6 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Infectious Diseases

The biting midge Culicoides (Trithecoides) anophelis Edwards is a predator of engorged mosquitoes, which was first described by Edwards in 1922 [1].At least 19 mosquito species in the genera... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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South Africa's Kruger Park Invites Buyers for Its Rhinos

lundi 6 octobre 2014 — More Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Evolution

South Africa's Kruger National Park is inviting bids for rhinos under a plan to move 500 of the animals to safety to counter a wave of poaching for their horns, highly prized in some Asian countries... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

lundi 6 octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience

John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser share the prize for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain. Steve Mirsky reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Racerunner Lizards of the World Unite

samedi 4 octobre 2014 — More Science, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Today we're here because of the lacertid lizards, the Old World clade that includes Eurasian wall lizards, green lizards, fringe-toed lizards and a great number of less familiar species groups that... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American