A tiny fly, related to biting no-see-ums, pollinates cacao trees and enables our chocolate cravings. Christopher Intagliata reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Category Archives: Evolution
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Hidden Monuments and “Suburbs” Discovered in Ancient Izapa Kingdom
Remote-sensing studies have revealed the ancient settlements in southern Mexico — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Rare Genetic Sequences Illuminate Early Humans’ History in Africa
Little-studied ethnic groups are helping researchers to understand the movements of people who lived on the continent tens of thousands of years ago — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Dinosaurs Had Bird-Like Lungs
A new study proposes that all dinosaurs shared a basic lung anatomy which may have given them an evolutionary edge. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Eye Candy: Fossil Flowers Bloomed When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Seven complete specimens of 100 million year old flower found preserved in amber — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Asocial Octopuses Become Cuddly on MDMA
Octopuses react to MDMA much like humans do. And not surprisingly, given their anatomy, the animals are excellent huggers. Annie Sneed reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: The Secret to Dinosaur Hip Shape
A new analysis asks whether eating plants or different ways of breathing influenced the shape of dinosaur hips — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Saber-toothed Cats May Have Roared like Lions
Small throat bones from the prehistoric feline Smilodon suggest it used fearsome vocalizations to communicate — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Wild Songbirds Can Pick Up New Tunes
Researchers taught two dozen wild sparrows new songs, by playing them the recordings of sparrows that live thousands of miles away. Jason G. Goldman reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Healthcare Let Neanderthals ‘Punch Above Their Weight’
By caring for the sick and injured, Neanderthals were able to expand into more dangerous environments and pursue more deadly prey. Christopher Intagliata reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Why Diving Tectonic Plates Get Stuck 400 Miles beneath Earth’s Surface
The hitch, likely only a temporary one, could be linked to certain volcanic features — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Dinosaur Highlights a Jurassic Mystery
A new study of Sarahsaurus revises what paleontologists thought about how long-necked herbivores showed up in North America — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Solar Eclipse Was Buzzkill for Bees
Bees suddenly fell silent when the sun disappeared during last year’s solar eclipse—perhaps because they were tricked into night mode. Christopher Intagliata reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Mom’s Genes Make Some Giraffes Hard to Spot
Baby giraffes inherit aspects of their mothers’ patterning—which could give them a survival advantage if good camouflage runs in the family. Christopher Intagliata reports. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: What Makes the Human Foot Unique?
Adding a chapter in the story of what makes us human. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: The Problem with Ice Age Overkill
A new study highlights a communication breakdown in sciences concerned with ice age extinction — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: World’s Simplest Animal Reveals Hidden Diversity
The first animal genus defined purely by genetic characters represents a new era for the sorting and naming of animals — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: The Inner Life of Cats
If you have ever wondered why your cat behaves the way it does, wonder no more — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Mammals Shrink When Humans Migrate In
Where humans migrate, mammals become smaller — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →
Database Proof Substratum: Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: New Titleholder For the Largest Bird of All Time
A reassessment of ancient bones has revealed a new identity for the largest bird to walk the Earth. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →