Research: Wildfire aerosols remain longer in atmosphere than expected —
Rising 2,225 meters into the air on an island in the Azores archipelago, Pico Mountain Observatory is an ideal place to study aerosols...
Research: At cell division, mother cell passes polarity information on to daughter cells —
Knowing which way is up and which way is down is important for all living beings. For plants, which grow roots into the...
Research: Pests and the plant defenses against them drive diversity in tropical rainforests —
Researchers have been baffled by tropical rainforest diversity for over a century; 650 different tree species can exist in an area covering two...
Research: Giant impact caused difference between Moon’s hemispheres —
The stark difference between the Moon's heavily-cratered farside and the lower-lying open basins of the Earth-facing nearside has puzzled scientists for decades.
Now, new...
Report: How the solar system got its ‘Great Divide,’ and why it matters for...
Scientists, including those from the University of Colorado Boulder, have finally scaled the solar system's equivalent of the Rocky Mountain range.
In a study published...
Research: Enzyme can target almost half of the genome’s ‘zipcodes’ and could enable editing...
The genome editing system CRISPR has become a hugely important tool in medical research, and could ultimately have a significant impact in fields...
Research: System that generates coherent single particles of light could help pave the way...
In the global quest to develop practical computing and communications devices based on the principles of quantum physics, one potentially useful component has...
Egyptian mummy voice reproduced by 3-D printing a vocal tract
The sound of a mummified priest has been heard for the first time in 3,000 years, thanks to ingenious research by a team of...
Research: Cats are securely bonded to their people, too —
Cats have a reputation for being aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic cats respond to their caregivers suggests that...
Study sheds light on the Moon’s dark craters
The next wave of robots to fly to Mars in 2020 could offer scientists an unprecedented understanding of Earth’s closest neighboring planet. But there...
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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...
