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Gartersnakes eat newts. I mentioned this remarkable fact in my article on the Scientific American Guest Blog, but it’s interesting enough to warrant a more detailed treatment. In 1990, Edmund D. Brodie III and his father, Edmund D. Brodie Jr, published a paper in the journal Evolution that provided the first evidence of a pair of species in a highly coupled arms race. Leer más.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10th, 2014. Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science has launched its annual call for attracting senior researchers to the Research Institutions in the Basque Country. This call offers 15 permanent contract positions for experienced researchers within any of the Basque Research Institution (Universities, BERC – Basque Excellence Research Centres, CIC – Cooperative Research Centres, Biomedical institutions and Technology Corporations, among others). Leer más.

 Víbora Aspid (Vípera aspis), poder fotografiarla a 20 cm es un subidón de adrenalina.
Con Ángel Ruiz Elizalde y Javi Portillo. Las víboras son muy beneficiosas para el campo por la gran cantidad de roedores que comen. Ante la presencia humana huyen, respétalas y no las mates, sólo atacan cuando se las molesta, la mayoría de las picaduras de víbora se producen porque las cogemos con la mano pensando que son inofensivas culebras. Leer más.