Research: A prebiotic route to DNA —
DNA, the hereditary material, may have appeared on Earth earlier than has been assumed hitherto. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich chemists led by Oliver...
Research: The evolution of puppy dog eyes —
New research comparing the anatomy and behavior of dogs and wolves suggests dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to...
Research: NASA’s Cassini reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings —
As NASA's Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail on the workings of Saturn's complex rings,...
Research: Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction...
A recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ -- the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences highlights the fact that the economic...
Research: No direct link between North Atlantic currents, sea level along New England coast...
A new study by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) clarifies what influence major currents in the North Atlantic have on sea level...
Research: What drives Yellowstone’s massive elk migrations?
Every spring, tens of thousands of elk follow a wave of green growth up onto the high plateaus in and around Yellowstone and...
Research: Virus genes help determine if pea aphids get their wings —
Many of an organism's traits are influenced by cues from the organism's environment. These features are known as phenotypically plastic traits and are...
Research: Formula could tell ecologists which species will come to their own ‘behavioral rescue’...
Finding a shady refuge to cool off on a hot day could be more than a lifesaver in a warming world. It might...
Research: Research uncovers elusive process essential to plant greening —
Despite how essential plants are for life on Earth, little is known about how parts of plant cells orchestrate growth and greening. By...
Research: Environmental oxygen triggers loss of webbed digits —
Free fingers have many obvious advantages on land, such as in locomotion and grasping, while webbed fingers are typical of aquatic or gliding...
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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...
