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Cuckoo Chicks Bring Benefits to Nests They Parasitize

mercredi 26 mars 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Cuckoos are known as nature's interlopers, infiltrating other birds' nests and hogging their food. The truth is a bit more complicated -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fearsome Cambrian Predators Became Gentle Giants

mercredi 26 mars 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology

The largest and most fearsome predators of the Cambrian period, 520 million years ago, were from a group called the anomalocarids. Now a new fossil discovery suggests that one anomalocarid was in... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Missing Half of Fossil Shows that Prehistoric Sea Turtle Was 3 Meters Long

mercredi 26 mars 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology

The humerus fossil was matched to another specimen found over 150 years earlier -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Asia's Abalone Fever Feared Wiping Out the Gourmet Mollusc in South Africa

mercredi 26 mars 2014 — More Science, Biology, Energy & Sustainability, Climate, Ecology, Evolution

The Pronghorn Antelope: Designed by Committee

mardi 25 mars 2014 — Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

So much for posting more on ratites - alas, I just haven't had time to finish the next article. Inspired by an article recently published by my friend and homeboy Brian Switek, I thought it time to... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bone Dusters Paleo Ale, Brewed from Real Fossils!

mardi 25 mars 2014 — More Science, Chemistry, Everyday Science, Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology

With craft brewing on the rise and many breweries tinkering with flavorings that range from the somewhat obvious (honey or citrus) to the eyebrow-raising (jalapeño, hemp, or even peanut butter... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Canine Study Seeks Top Dogs for Leadership Role

mardi 25 mars 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Researchers in Hungary are developing a method of finding better trained, and more effective working dogs by studying how the animals establish hierarchies within a group. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American