DNA study connects all Native Americans to an ancient common ancestor
The DNA of two very young immigrants to the Americas from China and Russia not only explains the lack of genetic diversity among all...
Seismologists find how earthquakes are transmitted
An earthquake in the Indian Ocean may have triggered a series of events that led to the earthquake and tsunami that produced the Fukushima...
NASA study predicts water shortages for one-third of the Earth
Over two billion people will have lower amounts of water for drinking and irrigation due to the decline in the snow melt that has...
Study finds Yosemite black bears prefer nuts and berries to humans
The majority of studies conducted on the diet of black bears in Yosemite National Park have been the result of the examination of bear...
Chemists devise BPA degradation with visible light
Bisphenol A has become an increasing concern for human and animal health due to research that indicates BPA can interfere with the endocrine system...
First animal found that can selectively control egg color
Stink bugs (Podisus maculiventris) have been found to be able to control the color of their eggs depending on how much sun the eggs...
Researchers show life may have begun in interstellar ice
Key portions of sugar related aldehydes may have been deposited on Earth and planets similar to Earth as a result of the reaction of...
New fossil analysis shows vertebrates came from bony fish
Previous evidence suggests that vertebrate animals including humans evolved from cartilaginous fish that were the earliest relatives of modern sharks. New analyses of one...
First Scots ichthyosaur discovered on Isle of Skye
Dr. Steve Brusatte, of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, and colleagues have identified a new species of ichthyosaur based on partial skeleton...
Tool study shows language began over two million years ago
The most primitive form of language developed by the earliest of human ancestors was coincident with the development of stone cutting tools for eviscerating...
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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...
