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...
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Finding a shady refuge to cool off on a hot day could be more than a lifesaver in a warming world. It might...
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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...
Research: The microbial mix inside some lemurs’ guts is dictated by what species they...
Duke University scientists have given us another way to tell which endangered lemur species are most at risk from deforestation -- based on...
Research: Gut microbes eat our medication —
The first time Vayu Maini Rekdal manipulated microbes, he made a decent sourdough bread. At the time, young Maini Rekdal, and most people...
Research: State-of-the-art technologies reveal bacterial cells organized like human cells, offering insights for new...
Countless textbooks have characterized bacteria as simple, disorganized blobs of molecules.
Now, using advanced technologies to explore the inner workings of bacteria in unprecedented...
Research: Hidden brain signals behind working memory —
Making a specific type of brain pattern last longer improves short-term memory in rats, a new study finds.
Published online by the journal Science...
Research: Studying Leishmania parasites’ offspring could lead to improved treatment for deadly infections —
Even single-celled organisms desire partners every now and then.
Leishmania -- single-celled parasites that cause infections of the skin and internal organs -- have...
Research: Squid could thrive under climate change —
Squid will survive and may even flourish under even the worst-case ocean acidification scenarios, according to a new study published this week.
Dr Blake...
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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...
