Research: Team applies historical perspective to inform modern management —
One critically endangered species of smooth-shelled abalone is making a comeback in certain parts of its range along the California coast. To better...
Research: Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution’s impact —
Five years ago, researchers spent three hours packed aboard a steamy Gulfstream-1 research aircraft as it zig-zagged between pristine air over the Amazon...
Research: UMass Amherst, Smithsonian, Florida research reports wider ecological benefits —
In a new analysis of the effectiveness of marine protected areas worldwide, University of Massachusetts Amherst marine ecologist Brian Cheng and colleagues report...
Research: In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue...
Biodiversity hotspot Madagascar is one of the world's biggest islands, and home to some of its biggest insects. Now German scientists have discovered...
Research: Restore natural forests to meet global climate goals —
International plans to restore forests to combat global warming are flawed and will fall far short of meeting 1.5C climate targets, according to...
Research: ‘Molecular surgery’ reshapes living tissue with electricity but no incisions —
Traditional surgery to reshape a nose or ear entails cutting and suturing, sometimes followed by long recovery times and scars. But now, researchers...
Research: Sea ice is now melting before it can leave the nursery —
The dramatic loss of ice in the Arctic is influencing sea-ice transport across the Arctic Ocean. As experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute,...
Research: Rise of religion pre-dates Incas at Lake Titicaca —
An ancient group of people made ritual offerings to supernatural deities near the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, about 500...
Research: Finding weighs against popular ‘RNA World’ hypothesis —
Scientists for the first time have found strong evidence that RNA and DNA could have arisen from the same set of precursor molecules...
Research: Tiger geckos in Vietnam could be the next species sold into extinction —
While proper information about the conservation status of tiger gecko species is largely missing, these Asian lizards are already particularly vulnerable to extinction,...
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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...
