Mount Vesuvius eruption ‘turned victim’s brain to glass’ (Study)
Extreme heat from the Mount Vesuvius eruption in Italy was so immense it turned one victim's brain into glass, a study has suggested.
Archaeologists rarely...
Study: Blame Your Old Refrigerator for Melting the Arctic
A scientific paper published in 1985 was the first to report a burgeoning hole in Earth’s stratospheric ozone over Antarctica. Scientists determined the cause...
Report: New SwRI models reveal inner complexity of Saturn moon
A Southwest Research Institute team developed a new geochemical model that reveals that carbon dioxide (CO2) from within Enceladus, an ocean-harboring moon of Saturn,...
Researchers Found Ancient, Never-Before-Seen Viruses in a Glacie
15,000 years ago, some water froze atop the Tibetan Plateau and became part of a glacier. While humans were busy domesticating dogs, the ice...
It was microbial mayhem in the Chicxulub crater, finds new research
New insights into how microbial life was quickly re-established following the mass extinction of the dinosaurs have been detailed for the first time by...
Researchers discover the oldest material on Earth
The Jagiellonian University has in its collection a fragment of the Murchison meteorite, which has recently been confirmed to contain the oldest known material...
Study: Heat wave signals the growth of a stellar embryo
Astronomy (MPIA) participating has detected a propagating heat wave near a massive protostar. It confirms the scenario that such objects grow in bursts. This...
New study unlocks clues about Earth’s magnetic field
Deep within Earth, swirling liquid iron generates our planet’s protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth’s...
Oldest known asteroid strike may have ended Snowball Earth (Study)
Curtin University scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest asteroid strike occurred at Yarrabubba, in outback Western Australia, and coincided with the end of a global...
Research Finds Flooding Damage to Levees is Cumulative – and Often Invisible
Recent research finds that repeated flooding events have a cumulative effect on the structural integrity of earthen levees, suggesting that the increase in extreme...
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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...
