Research: Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns —
A "sleeping giant" hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a...
Research: ‘Exotic’ genes may improve cotton yield and quality —
Cotton breeders face a "Catch-22." Yield from cotton crops is inversely related to fiber quality. In general, as yield improves, fiber quality decreases,...
Research: Pain researchers uncover secrets to box jellyfish venom —
Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the most venomous creature on earth --...
Research: Warmer water linked to higher proportion of male flounder —
If southern flounder live in warmer water during a critical window of early development, a higher percentage become male -- more than 90...
Research: Biology and physics might combine to increase greenhouse effect —
The world's oceans soak up about a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans pump into the air each year -- a powerful...
Research: Primates adapted to living on the ground, adding new chapter to human evolution...
African apes adapted to living on the ground, a finding that indicates human evolved from an ancestor not limited to tree or other...
Research: Large DNA virus that helps scientists understand the origins of DNA replication and...
The discovery of the Medusavirus holds clues to the evolution of more complex life. The paper published in the Journal of Virology earlier...
Research: The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour —
Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish...
Research: Almost half of World Heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100 —
Glaciers are set to disappear completely from almost half of World Heritage sites if business-as-usual emissions continue, according to the first-ever global study...
Research: Details of the history of inner Eurasia revealed —
An international team of researchers has combined archaeological, historical and linguistic data with genetic information from over 700 newly analyzed individuals to construct...
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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...
