Gargantuan guinea pig ancestor was a tusk fighter
Dr. Philip Cox, of the Centre for Anatomical and Human Sciences at the University of York in Britain, and colleagues reported an analysis of...
Do Pluto and Charon share the same atmosphere?
Atmospheres are, of course, a common feature of planets and even some moons. Most of the planets in our solar system and a few...
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...
Sweetgrass mosquito repellent found that is as good as DEET
Sweetgrass, Hierochloe odorata, has been known to repel mosquitoes for centuries. Native Americans first used the plant as an insect repellent. The chemicals that...
New mass grave in Germany shows extreme Neolithic violence
Many anthropologists and archaeologists argue that the beginning of farming as a way of life may have increased the inherent tendencies of man toward...
Modern baboons emerged in South Africa two million years ago
Baboons that are anatomically identical to modern baboons dwelt in South Africa between 2 million years ago and 2.4 million years ago according to...
Physicists get closer to the particle nature of dark energy than ever before
Dark energy is thought to make up 68 percent of all the energy in the known Universe and is responsible for the continual expansion...
Scientists find huge black hole that challenges cosmological theories
A team of astronomers announced that they have found a supermassive black hole that is about 12 billion times more massive than the Sun...
Alliance for Space Development to push reusable spacecraft and space settlements
The Alliance for Space Development, consisting of a number of space advocacy groups such as the National Space Society, the Space Frontier Foundation, and...
New study shows iron rain formed Earth’s core
The Earth’s iron core was formed by iron rain that fell on the liquid mantle when the Earth was first forming. These are the...
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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...
