Research: Mercury found in ancient rock around the world supports theory that eruptions caused...
Researchers say mercury buried in ancient rock provides the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes caused the biggest mass extinction in the history of...
Research: TESS finds its first Earth-sized planet —
A nearby system hosts the first Earth-sized planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite, as well as a warm sub-Neptune-sized world, according...
Research: North Atlantic warming hole impacts jet stream —
The North Atlantic warming hole (NAWH), a region of reduced warming located in the North Atlantic Ocean, significantly affects the North Atlantic jet...
Research: Researchers conduct first global assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from...
From campaigns against microplastics to news of the great Pacific garbage patch, public awareness is growing about the outsized effect plastic has on...
Research: A means of survival in the Dead Sea —
Studying organic matter in sediments helps shed light on the distant past. What was the climate like? What organisms populated the Earth? What...
Research: Entomologists uncover Florida fire ant matriarchy —
In most colonies, ants work in service of a single reproductive queen, but that's not always the way ant societies function.
Researchers at the...
Research: The goal is to conserve habitat and protect migratory birds —
A new paper published today in the journal Nature Communications shows a blueprint for conserving enough habitat to protect the populations of almost...
Research: The history of humanity in your face —
The face you see in the mirror is the result of millions of years of evolution and reflects the most distinctive features that...
Research: The complexity of division by two —
New cells are formed during cell division by a precisely regulated partitioning of cellular content into the two daughter cells. Cell division is...
Research: Engineered heart completely matches the immunological, cellular, biochemical and anatomical properties of the...
In a major medical breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers have "printed" the world's first 3D vascularised engineered heart using a patient's own cells...
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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...
