Research: Wild bees flock to forested areas affected by severe fire —
A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of wild bees in areas that experienced moderate and severe forest...
Research: Geographers use big data to predict how slope affects human travel rates —
Have you ever been running on a sidewalk making pretty good time, then hit a hill and slowed way down? If so, you've...
Research: Novel Hawaiian communities operate similarly to native ecosystems —
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that doesn't contain a single native plant....
Research: Researchers reveal amazing biological ‘wires’ of a sort never seen before —
Scientists have made a surprising discovery about how strange bacteria that live in soil and sediment can conduct electricity. The bacteria do so,...
Research: How understanding animal behavior can support wildlife conservation —
Advancement in sensor technologies has meant that field biologists are now collecting a growing mass of ever more precise data on animal behaviour....
Research: Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features...
What goes into making plants taste good? For scientists in MIT's Media Lab, it takes a combination of botany, machine-learning algorithms, and some...
Research: Think the tick threat grows with the grass? Not necessarily! —
When Susannah Lerman talked with fellow researchers and friends about her study of the effects of less frequent lawn mowing to improve habitat...
Research: Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide —
Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insect feeding could be isolated, synthesized and used as a targeted, nontoxic insect deterrent, according...
Research: Global centers of unsustainable harvesting of species identified —
Unsustainable harvesting, including hunting, trapping, fishing and logging, is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity. Yet, no previous assessment has investigated which...
Research: Study’s findings challenge understandings of genes as fixed features of our biology —
A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception.
Previous research has shown...
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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...
