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Pygmy Sloths Could Gain Much-Needed Endangered Species Protection

mardi 17 juin 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) last week announced that the world’s rarest and smallest sloth could deserve protection under the Endangered Species Act (pdf). -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Excavations Reveal a Surprising Mix of Dinosaurs from Lost Continent

lundi 16 juin 2014 — Features, More Science, Ecology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

The American West once harbored multiple communities of dinosaurs simultaneously—a revelation that has scientists scrambling to understand how the land could have supported so many behemoths -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Gentoo Penguins Thrive, While Adelies and Chinstraps Falter in a Climate-Changed World

lundi 16 juin 2014 — More Science, Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

Penguin species show there are winners and losers from global warming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Like Dinosaurs, Birds Can and Do Wrestle

lundi 16 juin 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

No time to finish anything new, gah. In desperation, here’s a classic article from the Tet Zoo archives, originally published in March 2009. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

If you wish to make a gene from scratch

samedi 14 juin 2014 — More Science, Biology, Chemistry, Society & Policy, Evolution, Health, Biotechnology

According to the New York Times, synthetic biology is creating DNA out of thin air. A recent article about synthetic biology and consumer goods describes DNA synthesis as a process where “DNA... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Dinosaurs Were Neither Warm-Blooded nor Cold-Blooded

vendredi 13 juin 2014 — Biology, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs

A metabolic analysis suggests that dinosaurs could regulate their body temperatures, but only to a point -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

African Elephants at Risk, Record Ivory Seizures

vendredi 13 juin 2014 — Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

Arctic Fox Origins Traced to Tibet

jeudi 12 juin 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

High terrains might have been the training ground for cold adaptation before the Ice Age struck -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Secrets of Ant Rafts Revealed

jeudi 12 juin 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Technology

The architecture of flash-frozen ant assemblages are offering inspiration for robot designers -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Does Nature Need to be Nurtured?

jeudi 12 juin 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Mind & Brain

Some say that the differences between boys and girls are just aping nature, but studies of primates tell a more complex story "Boys will be boys" is a popular refrain in schools. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American