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The Cryptozoologicon (Volume I): here, at last

mercredi 4 décembre 2013 — Evolution
Conway, Kosemen & Naish (2013), front cover. My newest book – Cryptozoologicon Volume I , co-authored with John Conway and C. M. “Memo” Kosemen – is now available ... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Best of the Blogs for October: A Bacon Fueled Brain

Check out the latest ‘Best-of-the-blogs’ video from the Scientific American Blog network! We’re talking a fat-fueled brain, the benefits of watching scary television, and the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Tiny Ohio Catfish Species, Last Seen in 1957, Declared Extinct

Here’s the thing about extinctions: They are very rarely witnessed. The last members of a species in the wild tend to go quietly into the night with no one to witness their deaths. All too... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Why Life Does Not Really Exist

lundi 2 décembre 2013 — Evolution,Mind & Brain,More Science
A native bee in my backyard (Credit: Ferris Jabr) I have been fascinated with living things since childhood. Growing up in northern California, I spent a lot of time playing outdoors among plants... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Octopus Suckers Have Groovy Secret for Strength

dimanche 1er décembre 2013 — Evolution,Technology,More Science
Image courtesy of WikimediaCommons/steve_lodefink Octopus suckers are extraordinary. They can move and grasp objects independently. They can “taste” the water around them. They can even... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Sunday Species Snapshot: Daggernose Shark

dimanche 1er décembre 2013 — Energy & Sustainability,More Science,Evolution
These small sharks pose no threats to humans. The opposite, however, cannot be said. Species name: Daggernose shark ( Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus ). Notable for their flattened snouts and relatively... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Tool use in crocodylians: crocodiles and alligators use sticks as lures to attract waterbirds

samedi 30 novembre 2013 — Evolution
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) at Madras Crocodile Bank, Tamil Nadu, India, with sticks on its head. What's going on here? Read on. Photo by Vladinir Dinets, from Dinets et al. (2013).... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Look into the Eyes: paleoart by Stevie Moore

samedi 30 novembre 2013 — Evolution,More Science
Suchomimus (C) Stevie Moore. Click the image to a see a larger version of each image on Moore's site. I think it’s the eyes. [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

This Skittered Across My Thanksgiving Table...

samedi 30 novembre 2013 — Evolution,Technology,More Science
A rare alignment of calendars brought an even rarer convergence of events at many Thanksgiving tables this week: Channukah gifts before Thanksgiving pie. And as such, this skittered across my table: ... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Nothing To Gobble At: Social Cognition in Turkeys

mercredi 27 novembre 2013 — Evolution,Mind & Brain
“For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird and withal a true original Native of America…” wrote Ben Franklin in a 1784 letter to his daughter.... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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