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How Many Partridges Are Really in That Pear Tree?

There's a partridge in a pear tree, two turtledoves, three French hens, four calling birds, six geese, and seven swans. Or so go the lyrics to the 12 days of Christmas. But on December 14, the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Sunday Species Snapshot: Cuban Crocodile

dimanche 15 décembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution
These small, aggressive crocodiles once dominated their habitats. That is no longer the case. Species name: Cuban crocodile ( Crocodylus rhombifer ) [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The Gut s Microbiome Changes Rapidly with Diet

You are what you eat, and so are the bacteria that live in your gut. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

An Early Skeptic of the Piltdown Hoax

A letter published in Nature on November 13, 1913, shows that a strong strand of skepticism ran parallel with the widespread credulity in the fraudulent fossil that had been supposedly... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The Art and Science of Snow

This excellent video from USC Dornsife is a fun collaboration between the arts and the sciences. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The `ghosts' of extinct birds in modern ecosystems

vendredi 13 décembre 2013 — Evolution
Three moa species (Pachyornis elephantopus, Dinornis giganteus and Anomalopteryx didiformis) with the divaricating plant Myrsine divaricata in the background. Did browsing pressure from moa result in... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Duck-Billed Dinosaur Had Bizarre Rooster's Comb, Mummy Find Reveals

jeudi 12 décembre 2013 — Evolution
Artist's reconstruction of duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus regalis with a cocks comb. Image: Artwork by Julius Csotonyi. Copyright Bell, Fanti, Currie, Arbour. Current Biology 2013. Thanks... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Monitor Lizards Found to Breathe Unidirectionally Like Birds

A lizard captures oxygen from air both when inhaling and exhaling--a feat normally associated with birds. Many scientists believe birds developed the adaptation to cope with the enormous requirements... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Lawsuit to Remove Plant from Endangered Species List Completely Backfires

Oh what a difference a few years makes. Just four years ago, the rare California shrub known as the Indian Knob mountain balm ( Eriodictyon altissimum ) was poised to drop off the endangered species... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Banana Fungus Creeps Closer to World's Key Plantations

A variant of a fungus that rots and kills the main variety of export banana has been found in plantations in Mozambique and Jordan, raising fears that it could spread to major producers and decimate... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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