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Tag: evolution
City Birds: Big-Brained with Few Offspring or Small-Brained with a Lot – Scientific American
What predicts which bird species will make it in urban environments?
Tiny Wormlike Creature May Be Our Oldest Known Ancestor – Scientific American
Meet your oldest animal relative.
Swamp Wallaby Reproduction Give Tribbles a Run – Scientific American
Swamp wallabies are always pregnant.
Neandertals Tooled Around with Clams – Scientific American
~50,000 years before modern humans stepped foot in what is now Italy, Neandertals were gathering clams from the Mediterranean and turning them into tools. My latest podcast for Scientific American.
Sign Languages Display Distinct Ancestries – Scientific American
Linguists studied the evolution and dispersal of sign languages using tools from evolutionary biology.
Moths Flee or Face Bats Depending on Toxicity – Scientific American
Being toxic makes tiger moths lazy when predators approach.
Ancient DNA – Science Magazine Video
Next generation sequencing techniques allow scientists to reconstruct the genomes of extinct animals that once inhabited the Arctic. Video field produced and edited by Susanne Bard
How Hurricanes Influence Spider Aggressiveness – Scientific American
Can extreme weather events shape animal evolution? 60-Second Science podcast by Susanne Bard. (Photo by Joseph T. Lapp)
How the Hummingbird Got its Sweet Tooth
How did hummingbirds evolve their taste for the sugary nectar of flowers? By Susanne Bard
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