ISS forced to move to avoid space debris (research)
Astronauts on the International Space Station carried out an "avoidance maneuver" Tuesday to ensure they would not be hit by a piece of debris,...
Study: Air pollution particles and metals found in the placenta
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by Queen Mary University of...
Climate researchers uncover 30-year-old temperature record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized a temperature of -69.6°C (-93.3°F) at an automatic weather station in Greenland on 22 December 1991 as...
Scientists Spot Bits of Entirely Different Asteroid on Surface of Bennu
Researchers from the OSIRIS-REx team discovered several unusually bright boulders on the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu in images acquired by the OSIRIS-REx Camera...
Arctic Sea Ice at Second-Lowest Level in Satellite Record, says new research
This year's sea ice minimum at 3.74 million square kilometres, a little higher than 2012 record.
The minimum ice extent is the second lowest in...
Scientists discover an Earth-sized “pi planet” with a 3.14-day orbit
In a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a “pi Earth” — an Earth-sized planet that zips...
Researchers discover 125 million-year-old dinosaur buried by volcanic eruption in China
Researchers have discovered a new species of dinosaur estimated to be up to 125 million years old.
Two intact fossils of Changmiania liaoningensis suggest that...
Scientists Lead Team Studying Smooth Hammerhead Sharks
Tracking Hammerhead Sharks Reveals Conservation Targets to Protect a Nearly Endangered Species.
They are some of the most iconic and unique-looking creatures in our oceans....
Researchers discovered stinging trees in Australia that secrets scorpion-like venom
The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the toxins found in spiders and cone snails, University of...
Solar Cycle 25: The Sun has started a new solar weather cycle (Study)
In the past one and a half years, the Sun has been rather dull: hardly a sunspot covered its surface, hardly a solar flare...
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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...
