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U.S. to Be Sued for Denying Protections for Wolverines

mercredi 13 août 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Evolution

Conservationists said on Wednesday they will sue the Obama administration over its decision to deny federal protections for rare wolverines in the mountains of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Asian Tiger Mosquito Could Expand Painful Caribbean Virus into U.S.

mardi 12 août 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Health, Infectious Diseases

Rapid expansion of this species, which is more aggressive than the species that is now spreading chikungunya into the Caribbean, is worrying scientists -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Even Monkeys Believe In Hot Streaks

mardi 12 août 2014 — More Science, Everyday Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Addiction & Recovery, Psychology, Thought & Cognition

Monkeys trained to play fixed video games made moves indicating that they expected certain patterns to occur. Erika Beras reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fish Flourish on Common Antianxiety Drug

lundi 11 août 2014 — Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical pollutants in water seem to improve survival among hatchlings of at least one species -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fish Flourish on Common Anti-Anxiety Drug

lundi 11 août 2014 — Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Health, Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical pollutants in water seem to improve survival among hatchlings of at least one species -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Book That Links Genetic Variation, Race and Evolution Said to Misrepresent Science

lundi 11 août 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Evolution, Health

More than 100 scientists have signed a published letter asserting that author Nicholas Wade misappropriated their work for the arguments he made in A Troublesome Inheritance -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Dinosaur Feathers Came before Birds and Flight

lundi 11 août 2014 — Features, More Science, Biology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

A long-cherished view of how and why feathers evolved has now been overturned -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Shy Snake Packs a Deadly Bite

dimanche 10 août 2014 — More Science, Biology, Chemistry, Everyday Science, History of Science, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Hey so snakes that inject venom into the bloodstream are pretty bad, how about a snake that injects venom into your bloodstream AND makes you bleed out from every orifice? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Cave Dig Unearths Bones of Ancient Horses, Cheetahs and Bison

vendredi 8 août 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology

Excavations of an ancient Wyoming sinkhole containing a rare trove of fossils of Ice Age mammals have unearthed hundreds of bones of such prehistoric animals as American cheetahs, a paleontologist... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Deadly Algae Are Everywhere, Thanks to Agriculture

vendredi 8 août 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Green Living, Evolution, Health