Research: Researchers grow active mini-brain-networks —
Cerebral organoids are artificially grown, 3D tissue cultures that resemble the human brain. Now, researchers from Japan report functional neural networks derived from...
Research: Migrating monarch butterflies that mix with year-round residents have higher rates of parasite...
During their annual migration to wintering sites in Mexico, monarch butterflies encounter dangers ranging from cars and trucks to storms, droughts and predators....
Research: How our cellular antennas are formed —
Most of our cells contain an immobile primary cilium, an antenna used to transfer information from the surrounding environment. Some cells also have...
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...
Research: Researchers discover when and where O2 began its rise —
Oxygen in the form of the oxygen molecule (O2), produced by plants and vital for animals, is thankfully abundant in Earth's atmosphere and...
Research: Researchers forecast interactions between two owl species and the quality of their habitat...
Scientists are puzzling out how to address the declining numbers of northern spotted owls (NSO) in their Pacific Northwest forest habitat. A new...
UBC student turns inventor to help brother with muscular dystrophy
A UBC student has put his education to a very personal use, designing a new system that allows his special needs brother to control...
IceCube rules out last Standard Model explanation of ANITA’s anomalous neutrino events
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is possibly the strangest telescope on Earth. From its home at the South Pole, it sits and waits for fundamental...
Black Hole Eruption: Biggest explosion seen in universe
The biggest explosion seen in the universe has been found. This record-breaking, gargantuan eruption came from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster...
Research: Olive oil and fungus protect wood from wood rot —
A fungus that does not attack wood, but preserves it. It sounds strange, but it is possible. Elke van Nieuwenhuijzen will be receiving...
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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...
