PinnedMattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)Richard Dawkins: the Selfish Gene, the Extended Phenotype and the “Meme” theoryRichard Dawkins’ birthday is March 26th, probably the best known and in some ways the most criticized evolutionary biologist (mostly due to…May 131May 131
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.Alleged Beheadings in the Ancient WorldThe Mesozoic seas were filled with predators of bizarre shapes, such as Tanystropheus, an animal with a long neck that ultimately proved to…3d ago13d ago1
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.What Role Did Children Play in Prehistoric Times?Children played an important role in communities, not only during hunting and fishing but also in other activitiesAug 199Aug 199
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inThe Quantastic JournalCrocodiles Can Perceive the Cries of Human and Primate InfantsThe distress vocalizations of infants are an excellent strategy for alerting conspecifics even at long distances, but these “frequencies”…Aug 16Aug 16
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inThe Quantastic JournalCannibalism Was a Common Funerary Practice in Parts of Europe around 15,000 Years AgoRecent studies shed new light on the practice of cannibalism in ancient Paleolithic populations. It is not a question of eating meat out of…Aug 159Aug 159
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.The Circle may be the Ancestor of Prehistoric ArtTracing the Origins of Prehistoric Artistic Expression in South Africa’s SandsAug 12Aug 12
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.Cats May Have Domesticated Themselves!How Cats Chose to Live with Us, Shaping Their Own DestinyAug 121Aug 121
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)Crushing Teeth from the CretaceousWhat you see in the photo are the teeth of a durophagous shark belonging to the genus Ptychodus, which lived during the Late Cretaceous…Aug 9Aug 9
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)Could Sweat Be an Exapted Trait?We sweat, especially in the summer, and often a lot. Yet, sweat could have served numerous functions, even in the past, which should make…Aug 8Aug 8
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.Does Your Lifestyle Determine How You Decompose After Death?Research suggests that not all organisms decompose the same after deathAug 8Aug 8