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Meet the Animals That Literally Sleep with One Eye Open

samedi 1er juin 2019 par Gian Gastone Mascetti — Features, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Why dolphins, seals and other animals developed the capacity to sleep with half their brain awake -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

The Rise of the First Animals

samedi 1er juin 2019 par Rachel A. Wood — Features, The Sciences, Evolution

New fossils and analyses of ancient ocean chemistry reveal the surprisingly deep roots of the Cambrian explosion -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bonobo Mothers Supervise Their Sons' Monkey Business

jeudi 30 mai 2019 par Karen Hopkin — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Some wild female bonobos introduce their sons to desirable females—then make sure their relations won’t be interrupted by competing males. Karen Hopkin reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

What the Heck Are These Fossils?

dimanche 26 mai 2019 par Jennifer Frazer — The Sciences, Evolution

Are they the first animal embryos? 20 years post-discovery, these and other fossils from the 600-million-year-old Doushantuo Formation remain frustratingly enigmatic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fossil Jaws a Sign of When Mammals Bounced Back

samedi 25 mai 2019 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

A new analysis of fossil beasts adds a new wrinkle to the story of when the Age of Mammals really took off -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Fossil Jaws Are a Sign of When Mammals Bounced Back

samedi 25 mai 2019 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

A new analysis of fossil beasts adds a new wrinkle to the story of when the Age of Mammals really took off -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Bird Beak Shapes Depend on More Than Diet

mercredi 22 mai 2019 par Annie Sneed — Environment, The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

A study found that only a small percentage of bird beak shape variation is dependent on diet, with other factors like display and nest construction probably playing parts too. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Ancient Gum Gives Archaeologists Something to Chew On

mardi 21 mai 2019 par Christopher Intagliata — The Sciences, Biology, Evolution

Chewing gums discovered in western Sweden contain the oldest human DNA found in Scandinavia. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Tiny Tyrannosaur Named the "Coyote King"

samedi 18 mai 2019 par Brian Switek — The Sciences, Evolution

Fossils found in New Mexico reveal a carnivorous dinosaur from before the time of T. rex -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American

Nobelist: Harness Evolution as a Problem-Solving Algorithm

vendredi 17 mai 2019 par Steve Mirsky — Sustainability, Conservation, Environment, Tech, Medical & Biotech, The Sciences, Chemistry, Evolution

Frances Arnold, the Caltech scientist who shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, says evolution can show us how to solve problems of sustainability. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientific American