Research: A new view on past climate change —
Fluctuations in the orbital parameters of the Earth are considered to be the trigger for long-term climatic fluctuations such as ice ages. This...
Research: Scientists have used a new method to find small exoplanets, which previous surveys...
Somewhat more than 4000 planets orbiting stars outside our solar system are known so far. Of these so-called exoplanets, about 96 percent are...
Research: Three exocomets discovered around the star Beta Pictoris —
Three extrasolar comets have been discovered around the star Beta Pictoris, 63 light years away, by the University of Innsbruck. Analysis of data...
Research: DNA analysis of shark barf tells scientists what kinds of birds the sharks...
Tiger sharks have a reputation for being the "garbage cans of the sea" -- they'll eat just about anything, from dolphins and sea...
Research: Ammonium fertilized early life on Earth —
A team of international scientists -- including researchers at the University of St. Andrews, Syracuse University and Royal Holloway, University of London --...
Research: River valleys helped shape current genetic landscape of Han Chinese —
The Han Chinese are the world's largest ethnic group, making up 91.6% of modern-day China. As DNA sequencing tools and statistical analyses software...
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,...
Research: Penguins and their chicks’ responses to local fish numbers informs marine conservation —
How adult penguins fish and the body condition of their chicks are directly linked to local fish abundance, and could potentially inform fishery...
Research: Water formation on the Moon demonstrated —
For the first time, a cross-disciplinary study has shown chemical, physical, and material evidence for water formation on the Moon. Two teams from...
Research: Eastern forests shaped more by Native Americans’ burning than climate change —
Native Americans' use of fire to manage vegetation in what is now the Eastern United States was more profound than previously believed, according...
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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...
