Research: Astronomers find ‘Forbidden’ planet in ‘Neptunian Desert’ around its star —
An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in the Neptunian Desert around its star by an international collaboration...
Research: Did ancient supernovae prompt human ancestors to walk upright? —
Did ancient supernovae induce proto-humans to walk on two legs, eventually resulting in Homo sapiens with hands free to build cathedrals, design rockets...
Research: Jumping drops get boost from gravity —
A decade ago a new idea was brought into the general scientific community -- shedding water from condensers was more efficient by using...
Research: A warming Arctic produces weather extremes in our latitudes —
Atmospheric researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have now developed a climate model that can...
Research: Reaction turns carbon dioxide into molecular oxygen —
Science fiction stories are chock full of terraforming schemes and oxygen generators for a very good reason -- we humans need molecular oxygen...
Research: Exploring the origins of the apple —
Recent archaeological finds of ancient preserved apple seeds across Europe and West Asia combined with historical, paleontological, and recently published genetic data are...
Research: Ancient geologic structures may play future role —
The ROSETTA-Ice project, a three-year, multi-institutional data collection survey of Antarctic ice, has assembled an unprecedented view of the Ross Ice Shelf, its...
Research: Green monkeys’ alarm calls allow conclusions about the evolution of language —
Human language and communication skills are unique in the animal kingdom. How they developed in the course of evolution is being researched, among...
Research: Study predicts shift to smaller animals over next century —
Researchers at the University of Southampton have forecast a worldwide move towards smaller birds and mammals over the next 100 years.
In the future,...
Research: Neurodevelopmental condition can result from mutations in the noncoding regions of the human...
Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in so-called 'junk' DNA can cause autism. The study, published May 27 in Nature...
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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...
