Research: Egyptian fruit bats trade food for sex —
Female Egyptian fruit bats living in captivity will consistently take food right from the mouths of their male peers. Now the Tel Aviv...
Research: Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest places —
Earth is bombarded every year by rocky debris, but the rate of incoming meteorites can change over time. Finding enough meteorites scattered on...
Research: Study shows tiny fishes fuel coral reefs —
Scientists have long sought to understand how coral reefs support such an abundance of fish life despite their location in nutrient-poor waters. According...
Research: Autonomous control system ‘learns’ to use simple maps and image data to navigate...
With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles, MIT researchers have created a system that uses only simple maps and visual...
Research: On Mars, sands shift to a different drum —
Wind has shaped the face of Mars for millennia, but its exact role in piling up sand dunes, carving out rocky escarpments or...
Research: Melting small glaciers could add 10 inches to sea levels —
A new review of glacier research data paints a picture of a future planet with a lot less ice and a lot more...
Research: Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunks —
An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the University of Osnabrück, Germany, have observed...
Research: Cocktails with Cleopatra? Israeli scientists resurrect yeast from ancient beer jugs to recreate...
What kind of beer did the Pharaohs drink? In ancient times, beer was an important ingredient in people's daily diet. Great powers were...
Research: Global temperature change attributable to external factors, new study confirms —
Researchers at the University of Oxford have confirmed that human activity and other external factors are responsible for the rise in global temperature....
Research: Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels —
Plants function as the green lungs of our planet. Rightfully so, due to the capacity of a large single tree releasing more than...
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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...
