Research: Scientists found that learned behaviors in C. elegans can be conveyed through the...
Princeton University researchers have discovered that learned behaviors can be inherited for multiple generations in C. elegans, transmitted from parent to progeny via...
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One of the greatest enigmas of evolutionary biology is that while sex is the dominant mode of reproduction among multicellular organisms, asexual reproduction...
Research: How undifferentiated cells commit to their biological fate —
From the light-sensing cones of the retina to the blood-pumping muscle of the heart to the waste-filtering units of the kidneys, the human...
Research: New research examines development of personality in birds —
For birds, differences in personality are a function of both age and experience, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists.
The study...
Research: Research suggests the mountains formed in a westward collision event more than 100...
The Canadian Rocky Mountains were formed when the North American continent was dragged westward during the closure of an ocean basin off the...
Research: Mystery of shrinking population may be linked to eels devouring their own skeletons...
The future of European eels -- a critically-endangered species -- is under threat from toxic metals found in the rivers and lakes where...
Research: Expert calls for urgent action to conserve iconic Australian species —
A long-held view that koalas get all their hydration from eating leaves has been overturned by new research published today from Dr Valentina...
Research: Alzheimer’s disease protein links plaques to cell death in mice —
A new protein involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been identified by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS). CAPON may...
Research: To see how invading predators change an ecosystem, watch the prey, say researchers...
Invading predators can devastate an ecosystem. In fact, a leading cause of extinction is the introduction of predators into an isolated system like...
Research: Researchers show that the iron oxide hematite remains magnetic deep within Earth’s mantle...
The huge magnetic field which surrounds the Earth, protecting it from radiation and charged particles from space -- and which many animals even...
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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...
