Research: New wasps named after biscuits and Doctor Who aliens —
University of Adelaide researchers were inspired by everything from chocolate biscuits and Doctor Who aliens when choosing names for 10 new species of...
Research: More than dozen wild bee species declining in Northeastern U.S. —
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found a dramatic decline of 14 wild bee species that are, among other things, important...
Research: New insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia’s barrier islands —
A new study of Virginia's barrier islands off the coast of the Eastern Shore provides a fundamental understanding of how barrier islands will...
Research: Novel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents —
Natural gas and biogas have become increasingly popular sources of energy throughout the world in recent years, thanks to their cleaner and more...
Research: New method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals —
The biggest source of global energy consumption is the industrial manufacturing of products such as plastics, iron, and steel. Not only does manufacturing...
Research: Predicting ‘killer’ electrons in the Earth’s outer radiation belt protects spacecraft —
A new, first-of-its-kind space weather model reliably predicts space storms of high-energy particles that are harmful to many satellites and spacecraft orbiting in...
Research: Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants —
The jeans you wear, the orange juice you drink, the laundry detergent you use: None would be possible without the activity of enzymes....
Research: Are brown dwarfs failed stars or super-planets? Astronomers find first signs they can...
Brown dwarfs fill the "gap" between stars and the much smaller planets -- two very different types of astronomical objects. But how they...
Research: Life could be evolving right now on nearest exoplanets —
Rocky, Earth-like planets orbiting our closest stars could host life, according to a new study that raises the excitement about exoplanets.
When rocky, Earth-like...
Research: Controlling the flow of electrons by targeting shuttle proteins could be a new...
Scientists studying plant cell walls -- structural supports that help plants overcome the downward pull of gravity -- have discovered mechanistic details of...
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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...
