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Chimp-Violence Researchers Respond to Criticism on â€œCross-Checkâ€

mercredi 1er octobre 2014 — More Science, Biology, History of Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Neuroscience, Thought & Cognition

Is chimpanzee violence a product of nature or nurture? Genes or environment? Two weeks ago Nature published a report, "Lethal aggression in Pan is better explained by adaptive strategies than human... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Blind Cavefish Stops Its Internal Clock

mardi 30 septembre 2014 — Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

The eyeless cavefish saves energy by freezing its circadian rhythm -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

First Common Octopus Cannibalism Filmed in the Wild [Video]

mardi 30 septembre 2014 — Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Perhaps it’s time we stopped feeling quite so bad about eating octopus. Octopuses dine on other octopuses, too. And for the first time, that behavior has been caught on video in... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Is this octopus carrying the severed tentacles of a Portuguese man oâ€™ war to use as weapons?

mardi 30 septembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Joshua Lambus is an award winning photographer and videographer based on the Big Island of Hawaii. He specialises in ‘blackwater’ diving, which involves travelling up to 8 kilometres off... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Invasive Snail Threatens Florida Everglades Clean Up

mardi 30 septembre 2014 — Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

Florida wildlife and water managers are worried about an invasive snail that is wreaking havoc on the state's billion-dollar effort to remove chemicals from the fragile Everglades -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Deforestation Threatens Newly Identified Bird in Brazil

lundi 29 septembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, History of Science, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

Discovering a new species isn't always as easy as saying “Look, there’s a new species!” In the case of a rare bird recently identified in Brazil, it took about 20 years for... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Know the Jargon: â€œHuman Shield Effectâ€

lundi 29 septembre 2014 — Advances, More Science, Science Education, Evolution, Mind & Brain, Psychology

Animals aren’t as vigilant for predators when they know humans are around -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Submarine Tapirs, Sidewinding Anacondas and Other Unusual Animal Behaviors

lundi 29 septembre 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

Here are some amazing things that me and my friends have been talking about lately. They all concern fascinating discoveries or insights into unusual aspects of tetrapod behaviour. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Evolution versus Creation; Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon

dimanche 28 septembre 2014 — 50, 100 & 150 Years Ago, More Science, Everyday Science, History of Science, Science Education, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American