Research: New tool maps a key food source for grizzly bears: huckleberries —
Grizzly bears depend on huckleberries as a critical food source to fatten up before winter hibernation. When berries reach peak ripeness in mid-July,...
Research: Venus flytrap ‘teeth’ form a ‘horrid prison’ for medium-sized prey —
In "Testing Darwin's Hypothesis about the Wonderful Venus Flytrap: Marginal Spikes Form a 'Horrid Prison' for Moderate-Sized Insect Prey," Alexander L. Davis investigates...
Research: Yellowstone elk don’t budge for wolves, say scientists —
Elk roam the winter range that straddles the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park with little regard for wolves, according to a new...
Research: How tree diversity regulates invading forest pests —
A national-scale study of U.S. forests found strong relationships between the diversity of native tree species and the number of nonnative pests that...
Research: Earth’s deep mantle flows dynamically —
As ancient ocean floors plunge over 1,000 km into the Earth's deep interior, they cause hot rock in the lower mantle to flow...
Research: Trees are crucial to the future of our cities —
The shade of a single tree can provide welcome relief from the hot summer sun. But when that single tree is part of...
Research: Fossil barnacles reveal prehistoric whale migrations —
Many whales take long journeys each year, spending summers feeding in cold waters and moving to warm tropical waters to breed. One theory...
Research: Cold water currently slowing fastest Greenland glacier —
NASA research shows that Jakobshavn Glacier, which has been Greenland's fastest-flowing and fastest-thinning glacier for the last 20 years, has made an unexpected...
Research: Storm did damage with no recorded precedent, a tree census shows —
A new study shows that damage inflicted on trees in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria was unprecedented in modern times, and suggests that...
Research: ‘Tarsier Goggles’ simulates vision of a tarsier —
Imagine that you live in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, you're a pint-sized primate with enormous eyes that are roughly the same size...
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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...
