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)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…6h ago36h ago3
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 Sands2d ago2d ago
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.Cats May Have Domesticated Themselves!How Cats Chose to Live with Us, Shaping Their Own Destiny2d ago12d ago1
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…5d ago5d ago
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…6d ago6d ago
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
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.What If Our Dear Neanderthal Cousins Hadn’t Gone Extinct?Okay, it’s an intriguing title, but I believe such a title is effective for introducing this article, published earlier this year, which…Aug 52Aug 52
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.Neanderthals kissed Sapiens Between Flings, Self-Medicated, And Some Were Predominantly VegetarianThrough a myriad of studies, we now know that Sapiens and Neanderthals lived together, mated, and exchanged “opinions” on lithic…Jul 311Jul 311
Mattia Papàro (Appesi a un Phylum)inFossils et al.Insect Wings May Have Evolved from GillsThe origin of insect wings remains unknown because fossils have never revealed transitional species that could testify to the evolution of…Jul 238Jul 238