New research allows brain and artificial neurons to link up over the web
Brain functions are made possible by circuits of spiking neurons, connected together by microscopic, but highly complex links called synapses. In this new study,...
Report: New mapping of the giant planet’s upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it’s...
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants -- Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune -- are hot, just like Earth's. But unlike Earth,...
Research: ‘Rosehip’ neurons not found in rodents, may be involved in fine-level control between...
One of the most intriguing questions about the human brain is also one of the most difficult for neuroscientists to answer: What sets...
Research: How does agriculture affect vulnerable insect-eating birds? —
Aerial insectivores -- birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing -- are declining across North America as agricultural intensification leads to...
Research: Microbiome implicated in sea star wasting disease —
The culprit might be many microbes. Since 2013, a gruesome and mysterious disease has killed millions of sea stars along the West Coast...
Research: Is Antarctica becoming more like Greenland? —
Antarctica is high and dry and mostly bitterly cold, and it's easy to think of its ice and snow as locked away in...
Research: Genetic mutation drives tumor regression in Tasmanian Devils —
Washington State University scientists have discovered genes and other genetic variations that appear to be involved in cancerous tumors shrinking in Tasmanian devils.
Their...
Research: Forest soils need many decades to recover from fires and logging —
A landmark study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that forest soils need several decades to recover from bushfires and logging...
Research: To protect stem cells, plants have diverse genetic backup plans —
Despite evolution driving a wide variety of differences, many plants function the same way. Now a new study has revealed the different genetic...
Research: These lithium-ion batteries can’t catch fire because they harden on impact —
Lithium-ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics are notorious for bursting into flame when damaged or improperly packaged. These incidents occasionally have grave...
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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...
