Research: New sub-species of pilot whale identified in Pacific Ocean —
Short-finned pilot whales are found over a wide swath of the world's oceans, with habitats in the Indian, and Pacific, and North Atlantic...
Research: Ear-generated Doppler shifts in bat biosonar —
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Research: Fever may be less effective at repelling infections in cold-blooded creatures —
Six hundred million years ago, fever appeared in animals as a response to infections: the higher body temperatures optimized their immune systems. At...
Research: Study says pachyderm puddles are amphibian condos —
Frogs need elephants. That's what a new WCS-led study says that looked at the role of water-filled elephant tracks in providing predator-free breeding...
Research: Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician —
A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that lived between 470 and 459 million years ago is filling a gap...
Research: Exomoons may be home to extra-terrestrial life —
Moons orbiting planets outside our solar system could offer another clue about the pool of worlds that may be home to extra-terrestrial life,...
Research: Feathers came first, then birds —
New research, led by the University of Bristol, suggests that feathers arose 100 million years before birds -- changing how we look at...
Research: Solving the sun’s super-heating mystery with Parker Solar Probe —
It's one of the greatest and longest-running mysteries surrounding, quite literally, our sun -- why is its outer atmosphere hotter than its fiery...
Research: The chemical refinement of radiocarbon dating —
Art forgeries have been around since time immemorial. However, the art market is booming and commercialisation has increased apace. As a result, some...
Research: Monthly average surpassed 414 ppm at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii —
Atmospheric carbon dioxide continued its rapid rise in 2019, with the average for May peaking at 414.7 parts per million (ppm) at NOAA's...
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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...
