Study: Automated Halley monitors the ozone hole over Antarctica
This World Ozone Day, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrates new technology which enables continuous monitoring of the ozone hole over Antarctica. Readings from the...
Research: Raising gopher tortoises in captivity may boost wild populations —
Research from the University of Georgia indicates that head-starting -- raising a species in captivity and releasing it into a protected habitat after...
Research: The crab spider spins out tens of fine silk fibers for its aerial...
Spiders take flight on the smallest of breezes by first sensing the wind, and then spinning out dozens of nanoscale fibers up to...
Researchers discover 1st animal that doesn’t breathe oxygen
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have discovered a non-oxygen breathing animal. The unexpected finding changes one of science's assumptions about the animal world.
A...
Climate Change: Global food production poses an increasing climate threat
Photo: The colored arrows represent nitrous oxide fluxes (in Tg N yr?1 for...
Research: Is the sky the limit? On the expansion threshold of a species’ range...
All species have restricted distributions. Yet a joint coherent theory explaining the span and borders of species' ranges has been missing both due...
Research: Wild red deer contribute to the preservation of open landscapes —
Similar to farm animals such as cattle or sheep, wild red deer grazing in open landscapes can also contribute to the conservation of...
Study: Stem cell technology offers new insight into MND
Scientists at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh have identified a specific type of cell in the human body which...
Research: Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later —
Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug in later adulthood,...
Biology: Mapping COVID risk in urban areas: a way to keep the economy open
Photo: The researchers established five levels of "risk " zones: red, orange,...
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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...
