Research: Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease —
An international study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than...
Research: Using ancient genetic variation to supercharge wheat —
Wheat is responsible for half of global calories consumed either directly or as animal feed and we need to make a lot more...
Research: Eutrophication of lakes will significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions —
The good news is global and local. Keeping inland lakes from turning green means less greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere and contributing to...
Research: Researchers advance effort to manage parasitic roundworms —
Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers at the University of New Hampshire have...
Research: Codifying the universal language of honey bees —
For Virginia Tech researchers Margaret Couvillon and Roger Schürch, the Tower of Babel origin myth -- intended to explain the genesis of the...
Research: In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction —
Roughly 430 million years ago, during the Earth's Silurian Period, global oceans were experiencing changes that would seem eerily familiar today. Melting polar...
Research: Fur discoveries in Iron Age graves testify to respect for animals —
The doctoral dissertation of Tuija Kirkinen, MA, examines the use and significance of furs in Finland and the region of Karelia surrendered to...
Research: ‘Hybrid’ cathodes could provide more power for a given weight and volume —
Researchers around the globe have been on a quest for batteries that pack a punch but are smaller and lighter than today's versions,...
Research: Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along...
Tiny fragments of plastic in the ocean are consumed by sea anemones along with their food, and bleached anemones retain these microfibers longer...
Research: Arctic warming contributes to drought —
When the Arctic warmed after the ice age 10,000 years ago, it created perfect conditions for drought.
According to new research led by a...
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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...
