TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| People, Pan Troglodytes (Chimps) and Pigs The text transcript is currently not available. Transcripts are posted about three weeks after the podcast airs.Scientific American editor Christine Soares discusses the swine flu situation and Editor in Chief John Rennie talks about the May issue--topics include the specific genetic differences between humans and chimps, side-channel hacking, food shortages, and our leaky atmosphere. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Slide Show: Jellyfish Jamboree--Are They Set to Seize the Seas? Bloomin' jellyfish! Overfishing, climate change and ocean dead zones may be downers for humans and other critters, but they turn out to be a boon for jellyfish schools, reports the recent "Jellyfish Joyride" paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution. [More] Presented By:You Need the Speed of Norton 2009Introducing the revolutionary Norton Internet Security 2009. With a one-click, one-minute install, under 7MB of memory usage and fewer, shorter scans, it?s the fastest security suite anywhere. Get your FREE trial today!Click to Learn More www.norton.com/speed Ads by Pheedo rss.sciam.com |
Seawater Gets a New Definition Seawater is a lot more complex than a simple solution of water and sodium chloride. As researchers have been discovering for the past century, it is a highly variable cocktail, and its particular makeup can have a substantial impact everything from coral to currents. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Fibers in a Cave Point to Ancient Craft Work Archeologists looking for signs of what the ancient climate was like in the Caucasus Mountains have come across something else: signs of ancient craft work. nytimes.com |
Skate punk'd: Taxonomic 'oops' put rare fish species in danger of extinction The common skate ( Dipturus batis ), a type of ray, isn't common at all. The rare fish species is already critically endangered , but now new research indicates that the common skate is actually two species , so both are more at risk than previously thought. [More] rss.sciam.com |