Research: Features that make lizards appealing to potential mates are resilient to stress —
Physical traits and behaviors that make a lizard sexy -- features used to attract potential mates and fend off competitors -- may be...
Research: Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease —
A small clinical trial has shown that gene therapy can safely correct the immune systems of infants newly diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening...
Research: Plants and microbes shape global biomes through local underground alliances —
Dense rainforests, maple-blanketed mountains and sweeping coniferous forests demonstrate the growth and proliferation of trees adapted to specific conditions. The regional dominance of...
Research: A genetic and computational analysis of birds suggests that the Andean and Atlantic...
The tropical forests of the Andes and Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest biome are separated by almost 1,000 km of drier areas with open vegetation...
Research: New study reveals needle-like structures in positively charged lightning leaders —
In contrast to popular belief, lightning often does strike twice, but the reason why a lightning channel is 'reused' has remained a mystery....
Research: Coelacanth reveals new insights into skull evolution —
An international team of researchers presents the first observations of the development of the skull and brain in the living coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae....
Research: New study shows people used natural dyes to color their clothing thousands of...
Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colourful patterns made from plant and animal-based dyes. Chemists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg...
Research: Engineers tap DNA to create ‘lifelike’ machines —
Tapping into the unique nature of DNA, Cornell engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living things.
Using what they...
Research: Researchers produce conductive MXene ink to print micro-supercapacitors —
Researchers from Drexel University and Trinity College in Ireland, have created ink for an inkjet printer from a highly conductive type of two-dimensional...
Research: Puncture performance of viper fangs measured —
A team that studies how biological structures such as cactus spines and mantis shrimp appendages puncture living tissue has turned its attention to...
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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...
