Research: Quantum localization bounds Trotter errors in digital quantum simulation —
A localization phenomenon boosts the accuracy of solving quantum many-body problems with quantum computers which are otherwise challenging for conventional computers. This brings...
Research: Plant immune system detects bacteria through small fatty acid molecules —
Like humans and animals, plants defend themselves against pathogens with the help of their immune system. But how do they activate their cellular...
Research: Interplay of pollinators and pests influences plant evolution —
Brassica rapa plants pollinated by bumblebees evolve more attractive flowers. But this evolution is compromised if caterpillars attack the plant at the same...
Research: Native structure of AMPA receptor in rodent model may lead to discovering mechanism...
Scientists have revealed the structure of a critical receptor in the brain associated with learning, memory, behavior and mood.
The new research, published in...
Research: Psychologists find smiling really can make people happier —
Smiling really can make people feel happier, according to a new paper published in Psychological Bulletin.
Coauthored by researchers at the University of Tennessee,...
Research: The discovery of a fruit length modulator has implications for cucumber breeding —
The cucumber is among the top five vegetable crops grown in the world. Cucumbers are most commonly eaten fresh or preserved as pickles....
Research: Enzyme MHETase decoded —
Plastics are excellent materials: extremely versatile and almost eternally durable. But this is also exactly the problem, because after only about 100 years...
Research: When thunderstorms brew over the tropics, California heat wave soon to follow —
When heavy rain falls over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is a good indicator that temperatures...
Research: New research shows unusual three-year spike in late-season surface melt due to bursts...
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of Earth's coldest continent, making it particularly vulnerable to a changing global climate. Surface melting of...
Research: Bacteria surrounding coral reefs change in synchrony, even across great distance —
In coral reef ecosystems, amid stony corals, fronds of algae and schools of fish, microorganisms are essential for recycling nutrients -- transforming bits...
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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...
