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Why Is Namibia Killing Its Rare Desert Elephants?

mercredi 9 juillet 2014 — More Science, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

On Saturday, June 21 one of the Republic of Namibia’s rare desert elephants was felled by a hunter’s rifle. Unlike most of the other elephants that die on any given day in Africa, this... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Fastest Animal on Land Is a Mite

mercredi 9 juillet 2014 — Advances, More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution

Paratarsotomus macropalpis, a sesame seed–size mite found in southern California, is the speediest terrestrial animal, according to body-length-per-second measurements reported in a new study. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Endangered Manatees Face a New Threat: Lawsuits

mardi 8 juillet 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

What do manatees and bureaucracy have in common? They both have a tendency to move slowly—sometimes painfully slowly. In Florida manatees’ own lethargy puts the animals at risk of being... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Small Animals Live in a Slow-Motion World

mardi 8 juillet 2014 — Head Lines, More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain, Thought & Cognition

Time seems to pass more slowly for lighter animals with faster metabolisms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Amazon Rainforest Is Much Younger than Commonly Believed

mardi 8 juillet 2014 — Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

Dinosaurs Found in Mass Grave Died of Drought

lundi 7 juillet 2014 — Features, More Science, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs

The case was cold, but critical clues pointed to a killer's identity in ancient Madagascar -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Scalloped Hammerheads Become First Shark Species on the U.S. Endangered Species List

lundi 7 juillet 2014 — More Science, Society & Policy, Evolution

Two distinct population segments are now listed as threatened and two are listed as endangered by the National Marine Fisheries Service -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Invasive Lizards Threaten Florida's Turtles, Alligators

dimanche 6 juillet 2014 — More Science, Evolution

The Largest Extinction in Earthâ€™s History May Have Been Caused by Microbes

dimanche 6 juillet 2014 — Advances, More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

A new theory proposes methane-spurting single-celled organisms were behind the Permian extinctions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Celebrate the Fourth of July by Making Your Own Fireworks

vendredi 4 juillet 2014 — More Science, Everyday Science, Evolution, Health, Mind & Brain, Technology

Declare your independence with DIY sticks of burning metal, the science of free (or not so free) will, and a cephalopod surgeon -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American