Research: Sniffing out error in detection dog data —
A new study in the journal Scientific Reports gets to the bottom of it: Why do dogs that are trained to locate poop...
Science: New shrimp species named after Bilbo Baggins — (research)
Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden University Werner de Gier as part...
Study: Phosphorus question mark over chances of alien life
Alien life may be more unlikely than commonly thought, according to a UK study that hints at a cosmic lack of phosphorus.
The element is...
Research: First science with ALMA’s highest-frequency capabilities —
The ALMA telescope in Chile has transformed how we see the universe, showing us otherwise invisible parts of the cosmos. This array of...
Researchers extract DNA of 9,500-year-old sled dog with surprising results
Sledge dogs are much older and have adapted to Arctic conditions much earlier than previously thought. In a new study from the QIMMEQ project,...
Study: Modern computational tools may open a new era for fossil pollen study (TDnews)
Photo: Researcher Ingrid Romero looking for fossil pollen in a light microscope.
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First true venomous frogs found in Brazil
Two species of frogs that produce venom that is as deadly as the venom produced by pit vipers and have a specialized head structure...
Research: Researchers create hydrogen fuel from seawater —
Stanford researchers have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel using solar power, electrodes and saltwater from San Francisco Bay.
The findings, published March...
Plants talk to each other by exchanging genes, study finds
A breakthrough discovery has been made in the area of botany, suggesting plants may use methods of communication with one another that involves the...
Research: Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers —
A powerful computational study of southern California seismic records has revealed detailed information about a plethora of previously undetected small earthquakes, giving a...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
