Research: Using the physics of airflows to locate gaseous leaks more quickly in complex...
Engineers at Duke University are developing a smart robotic system for sniffing out pollution hotspots and sources of toxic leaks. Their approach enables...
Research: New variety of zebra chip disease threatens potato production in southwestern Oregon —
Named after the dark stripes that form inside potatoes after they are cut and fried, zebra chip disease is a potentially devastating affliction...
Research: Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paints —
Antimicrobial paints offer the promise of extra protection against bacteria. But Northwestern University researchers caution that these paints might be doing more harm...
Research: Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors —
Synthetic biologists have added high-precision analog-to-digital signal processing to the genetic circuitry of living cells. The research, described online today in the journal...
Research: Researchers use gene editing with CRISPR to treat lethal lung diseases before birth...
Using CRISPR gene editing, a team from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine have thwarted a lethal lung disease in an...
Research: Virus could pose conservation threat to huemul populations —
Scientists report the first cases of foot disease for endangered huemul deer in Chilean Patagonia in a study led by the Wildlife Conservation...
Research: Infamous ‘death roll’ almost universal among crocodile species —
The iconic "death roll" of alligators and crocodiles may be more common among species than previously believed, according to a new study published...
Research: Ancient beetle infiltrated earliest-known ant colonies like its modern relatives —
Almost 100 million years ago, a tiny and misfortunate beetle died after wandering into a sticky glob of resin leaking from a tree...
Research: Data mining digs up hidden clues to major California earthquake triggers —
A powerful computational study of southern California seismic records has revealed detailed information about a plethora of previously undetected small earthquakes, giving a...
Research: Fish under threat release chemicals to warn others of danger —
Fish warn each other about danger by releasing chemicals into the water as a signal, research by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has...
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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...
