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Making Winter Sports Olympic Champions out of Australian “Beach Babes” [Excerpt]

vendredi 7 février 2014 — Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
In The Sports Gene David Epstein explores what separates elite athletes from the rest of us -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Is Radioactive Hydrogen in Drinking Water a Cancer Threat?

The EPA plans to reevaluate standards for tritium in water -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Charlemagne's Bones Displayed at German Cathedral Are Likely Authentic

jeudi 6 février 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology
Research in the past 26 years, although not definitive, points to a match with the "Father of Europe" -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Is the Quintuple Jump in Figure Skating Physically Possible?

jeudi 6 février 2014 — Evolution, Evolutionary Biology
Some scientists think that the human body is incapable of surpassing the quadruple jump, currently considered the most challenging figure-skating move -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Indian Ocean's Oldest Shipwreck Set for Excavation

jeudi 6 février 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology
The 2,000-year-old wreck, off the coast of Sri Lanka, may hold clues about trade between Roman and Asian societies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Pompeii-Like Eruption Fossilized Dinosaurs in Death Poses

mardi 4 février 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Dinosaurs
The chemistry and mineralogy of the rock around extremely well preserved fossils of dinosaurs and other animals suggests that they were indeed entombed by volcanic ash -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The Startling Intelligence of the Common Chicken

Chickens are smart, and they understand their world, which raises troubling questions about how they are treated on factory farms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Faraway Planets May Be Far Better for Life

Astronomers have come up with a shopping list of what a planet needs to support life, perhaps even better than our Earth does, making them "superhabitable." Michael Moyer... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Rare Whale Skull Fossil Found at California School

jeudi 30 janvier 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology
Long unnoticed, the skull may represent a new species of extinct sperm whale -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Ancient "Devil Frog" May Have Sported Armor

jeudi 30 janvier 2014 — Evolution, Dinosaurs
The large, extinct frog may have used its shell-like armor to protect itself from dinosaurs and other predators -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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