Research: Historical cooling periods are still playing out in the deep Pacific —
The ocean has a long memory. When the water in today's deep Pacific Ocean last saw sunlight, Charlemagne was the Holy Roman Emperor,...
Research: Blueprint for city marine parks —
Coastal cities are among the fastest growing population centres on the planet and half of the global population now lives within 100km of...
Research: Tiny deformations in the rubbed materials’ surfaces give rise to voltages —
Most people have experienced the hair-raising effect of rubbing a balloon on their head or the subtle spark caused by dragging socked feet...
Research: How evolution lets stripes come and go —
A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Konstanz, headed by Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer, discovers the genetic basis for the repeated...
Research: NASA retires Kepler Space Telescope —
After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets -- more planets...
Research: Gut microbiome differs among ethnicities —
Research increasingly links the gut microbiome to a range of human maladies, including inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes and even cancer. Attempts to manipulate...
Research: Machine learning detects importance of land stewardship in conservation policy —
At the southern tip of the Himalayas, farmers in the Kangra region of India's Himachal Pradesh graze cattle among rolling hills and forests....
Research: Common beetle’s gut microbiome benefits forests, holds promise for bioenergy —
Insects are critical contributors to ecosystem functioning, and like most living organisms their co-evolution with microbes has been essential to support these functions....
Research: A history of the Crusades, as told by crusaders’ DNA —
History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and 1291, in which Christian invaders...
Research: Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later —
Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug in later adulthood,...
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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...
