Interview with Hanna Kokko
Apr 05, 2019
Interview with Hanna Kokko, full professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Zurich.
Etiqueta: biology
Natural enemies and biodiversity
Aug 07, 2018
Natural enemies are a fundamental piece of food webs and can contribute to biodiversity preservation. However, they can often produce dramatic losses, especially when humans are involved.
Rethinking conservation
Aug 07, 2018
Between the mid-1980s and the present day, conservation biology split into two almost independent fields: management ecology and conservation ecology. We have witnessed the recovery of large endangered species and a decrease in small and common species.
Interview with Robert Trivers
Aug 03, 2018
We talk to the expert sociobiologist awarded with the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
Thou shalt not take the name of biology in vain
Jun 27, 2018
Biology has been and still is used to justify discriminatory practices against groups of people, but reality is always more passionately complex than the dualistic human logic is willing to accept.
The evolution of cooperation, or the history of life in this planet
Jun 11, 2018
From the simplest of cells to the first bands of hominids treading on two legs across the African savannah, the history of life in this planet is based on cooperation.
Interview with Graham Bell
May 30, 2018
Interview with Dr. Graham Bell, Professor of Evolution at McGill University (Montréal) and one of the most important voices in the academic field of evolutionary biology.
Why does our hair turn white with age?
Mar 26, 2018
The mechanism that produces white hair is not well known. It is very likely, although not definitely proven, due to the oxidation of melanin caused by the aging of the hair follicle cells.
Why do we cry?
Feb 12, 2018
Darwin is credited with the opinion that crying only lubricates the eye, but today it is accepted that it has an intrapersonal and an interpersonal function.
Why do we turn red with embarrassment?
Dec 27, 2017
Blushing is a specifically human characteristic, since our closest relatives, such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, or orangutan, do not blush.
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