Research: As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants’ dining habits are climate-friendly —
One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over...
Research: New light on cichlid evolution in Africa —
Cichlids (Cichlidae) are a group of small to medium-sized fish that are ubiquitous in freshwater habitats in the tropics. They are particularly notable...
Research: 18-million-year-old creature discovered in Peru was no bigger than a hamster; helps fill...
A team of Peruvian and American scientists have uncovered the 18-million-year-old remains of the smallest fossil monkey ever found.
A fossilized tooth found in...
Dinosaur bone: Researchers uncover giant femur in France
DINOSAUR hunters have uncovered a 6.5-foot thigh bone probably belonging to a giant sauropod in France.
Dinosaur researchers have found a two-metre thigh bone which...
Research: Mapping cells in the ‘immortal’ regenerating hydra —
The tiny hydra, a freshwater invertebrate related to jellyfish and corals, has an amazing ability to renew its cells and regenerate damaged tissue....
Research: Strange bacteria hint at ancient origin of photosynthesis —
Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than assumed.
The finding could...
Research: Underwater glacial melting is occurring at higher rates than modeling predicts —
Researchers have developed a new method to allow for the first direct measurement of the submarine melt rate of a tidewater glacier, and,...
Research: A global study finds that even the remotest parts of the open ocean...
In a groundbreaking new study published in the journal Nature, an international team of over 150 scientists from 26 countries combined movement data...
Research: Study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission —
As Lyme disease increases, researchers have taken a significant step toward finding new ways to prevent its transmission. The experts, who include a...
Research: Scientists find clue to ‘maternal instinct’ —
Oxytocin is widely referred to as the love hormone and plays an important role in the regulation of social and maternal behavior. In...
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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...
