Study: Taking the temperature of dark matter
Warm, cold, just right? Physicists at the University of California, Davis are taking the temperature of dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up...
Report: Surface clean-up technology won’t solve ocean plastic problem
Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows.
Researchers compared estimates of current and...
Research: New approach to conserving tree species —
Globally, forest trees are increasingly at risk from habitat destruction, pests and disease, and a changing climate. But the guidelines for effective preservation...
Research: Seed-eaters particularly vulnerable to temperature shifts —
The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to climate change, a Washington State University researcher has found.
The effect of climate...
Research: Evidence for a new fundamental constant of the sun —
New research undertaken at Northumbria University, Newcastle shows that the Sun's magnetic waves behave differently than currently believed.
Their findings have been reported in...
Research: Fever may be less effective at repelling infections in cold-blooded creatures —
Six hundred million years ago, fever appeared in animals as a response to infections: the higher body temperatures optimized their immune systems. At...
Research: T. Rex had an air conditioner in its head, study suggests —
Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs on the planet, had an air conditioner in its head, suggest scientists from the University...
Pantera leo’s family tree takes shape (Study)
IMAGE: In 1950 there were a million lions living the wild. Today there...
Research: Adult fish ‘predict’ availability of food for their young —
In seasonal environments, timing is everything: Ecosystem dynamics are controlled by how well predators can match their prey in space and time. A...
Research: Woodpeckers and development coexist in Seattle —
The two largest woodpeckers in North America, the Imperial Woodpecker and Ivory-billed Woodpecker, are believed to have gone extinct during the twentieth century....
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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...