Report: New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures
A new paper has shown how large structures in the distribution of galaxies in the Universe provide the most precise tests of dark energy...
Scientists document the first use of maize in Mesoamerica
An international team of researchers investigated the earliest humans in Central America and how they adapted over time to new and changing environments, and...
Study highlights which endangered species should be prioritized for conservation
A new study maps for the first time the evolutionary history of the world's terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. It explores how...
Report: Discovery of ancient super-eruptions indicates the Yellowstone hotspot may be waning
Throughout Earth's long history, volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever to affect our planet's rugged surface. Surprisingly, even though...
Report: First optical measurements of Milky Way’s Fermi Bubbles probe their origin
Using the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper telescope, astronomers have for the first time measured the Fermi Bubbles in the visible light spectrum. The Fermi Bubbles...
Study: Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue
Octopuses, squids and other sea creatures can perform a disappearing act by using specialized tissues in their bodies to manipulate the transmission and reflection...
Report: Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea...
Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, scientists have made precise, detailed measurements of how the elevation of...
Researchers learn how tiny critters make ocean ‘snot palaces’
Living in an essentially zero-gravity environment, many deep-sea animals have evolved soft, gelatinous bodies and collect food using elaborate mucous filters. Until now, studying...
Armored dinosaur’s last meal preserved in stunning detail, Researchers Say
More than 110 million years ago, a lumbering 1,300-kilogram, armour-plated dinosaur ate its last meal, died, and was washed out to sea in what...
Ancient DNA uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
An interdisciplinary team from Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Oded Rechavi of TAU's George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Prof. Noam Mizrahi...
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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...
