Interview with Simonetta Gribaldo
May 29, 2020
Simonetta Gribaldo works at the Pasteur Institute and is one of the world experts in archaea, which are fascinating yet still mostly unknown microorganisms.
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Citizen science enters the scene in the new Mètode monograph
Mar 08, 2021
Volume 108 of the journal explores the role of citizen science and the construction of scientific knowledge.
Spring from our balconies
Apr 24, 2020
During the quarantine, the song of swallows at sunset or the soft dance of the leaves have become shows bringing spring to our balconies.
«Charles Darwin’s barnacle and David Bowie’s spider», by Stephen B. Heard
Dec 12, 2020
[caption id="attachment_111125" align="alignleft" width="250"] Charles Darwin's barnacle and David Bowie's spider. How scientific names celebrate adventurers, heroes, and even a few scoundrels. Stephen B. Heard. Yale University Press. New Haven, 2020. 241 pages[/caption] As a specialist in a small family of beetles, I have been in
A particular heritage
Jun 01, 2019
One of the main pillars of bioanthropological studies are identified osteological collections. The goal of this article is to describe this heritage and show its importance.
Next Stop: Language
Jun 13, 2016
Comparing the role FOXP2 plays in humans and other animals is starting to reveal common principles that may have provided building blocks for language evolution.
Reflections on the origin of life
Nov 16, 2015
The question of the origin of life cannot be explained by appealing exclusively to Darwinian evolutionary mechanisms, as many experts tend to assume, but requires a profound change in perspective.
Women… courageous and wise
Dec 05, 2013
Until relatively recently, women have had problems gaining access to jobs traditionally taken by men such as medicine, professorships and research. Some women, however, like the three given as examples in this article, managed to become pioneers in the most difficult disciplines and areas requiring utmost dedication.