Research: It would take 50 million years to recover New Zealand’s lost bird species...
Half of New Zealand's birds have gone extinct since humans arrived on the islands. Many more are threatened. Now, researchers reporting in the...
Research: Geoengineering versus a volcano —
Major volcanic eruptions spew ash particles into the atmosphere, which reflect some of the Sun's radiation back into space and cool the planet....
Research: How wildfires trap carbon for centuries to millennia —
Charcoal produced by wildfires could trap carbon for hundreds of years and help mitigate climate change, according to new research published today.
The extensive...
Research: Evidence of extreme warfare from Classic period disputes role of violence in civilization’s...
The Maya of Central America are thought to have been a kinder, gentler civilization, especially compared to the Aztecs of Mexico. At the...
Research: Scientists create the world’s thinnest gold —
Scientists at the University of Leeds have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick -- the thinnest unsupported...
Research: Strange coral spawning improving Great Barrier Reef’s resilience —
A phenomenon that makes coral spawn more than once a year is improving the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.
The discovery was made...
Research: Dead planets can ‘broadcast’ for up to a billion years —
Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by 'tuning in' to the radio waves that they emit.
In...
Research: Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes —
All living organisms depend on enzymes -- molecules that speed up biochemical reactions that are essential for life.
Scientists have spent decades trying to...
Research: Blinking eye-on-a-chip used for disease modeling and drug testing —
People who spend eight or more hours a day staring at a computer screen may notice their eyes becoming tired or dry, and,...
Research: Bioengineers’ filter-paper models hint at how valves calcify —
Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.
They are using paper-based structures that...
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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...
