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Biodiversity Survives Extinctions for Now

dimanche 20 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

A meta-analysis of ecosystems finds that species losses in any given place do not yet translate to large changes in the number of different species in that place. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Australiaâ€™s Easter Bunny: the Long-Eared Greater Bilby

dimanche 20 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Easter in Australia is pretty much the same as Easter elsewhere in the world. We do Easter egg hunts and put sad-looking yellow chickens with loose eyespots on display in straw nests and eat nothing... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Japan Will Conduct Pacific Whale Hunt in Wake of Court Ruling

vendredi 18 avril 2014 — Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Evolution

Female Insect Uses Spiky Penis to Take Charge

jeudi 17 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

A cave insect's marathon sex sessions extract nourishment along with sperm from a reluctant male -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Alligator Snapping Turtles, the Dinosaurs of the Turtle World, Are Actually 3 at-Risk Species

jeudi 17 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Dinosaurs, Evolutionary Biology

Alligator snapping turtles look pretty intimidating. These massive, prehistoric-looking reptiles can reach more than 66 centimeters in length and weigh more than 100 kilograms. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Animals with Human Rights Make Researchers Run Scared

jeudi 17 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Everyday Science, Society & Policy, Evolution, Health, Ethics

Legally, dogs and cats are moving closer to personhood. A new book says this poses problems for biomedical researchers and veterinarians -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Modern Sharks May Not Be "Living Fossils" After All

jeudi 17 avril 2014 — Evolution, Archaeology & Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology

Analysis of a 325 million-year-old fossil suggests that modern sharks have evolved extensively, rather than remaining unchanged since prehistoric times -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Cap Put on Sea Cucumber Harvest in Florida as Demand Surges

mercredi 16 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Society & Policy, Energy & Sustainability, Environment, Ecology, Evolution

Crows Like My Pal George Arenâ€™t Just Smart, Theyâ€™re Also Jokers

mercredi 16 avril 2014 — More Science, Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology

Corvid cleverness is making news lately. Two of my favorite science writers, Sharon Begley and James Gorman, describe a variety of experiments--reported in PLOS One by researchers in New... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American