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...
Research: Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species —
An ancient, cosmopolitan lineage of plants is shaking up scientists' understanding of how quickly species evolve in temperate ecosystems and why.
Many researchers have...
Research: Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools —
A new archaeological site discovered by an international and local team of scientists working in Ethiopia shows that the origins of stone tool...
Research: Coffee does not stiffen your arteries, study shows —
Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular...
Research: Two copies of mutated CCR5 gene associated with lower survivability —
A genetic mutation that a Chinese scientist attempted to create in twin babies born last year, ostensibly to help them fend off HIV...
Research: Sponges collect penguin, seal, and fish DNA from the water they filter —
Just like humans leave DNA in the places we inhabit, water-dwelling animals leave DNA behind in the water column. In a paper published...
Research: Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock,...
Livestock farming is destroying our planet. It is a major cause of land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration,...
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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...
