Research: ‘Vampire burial’ reveals efforts to prevent child’s return from grave —
The discovery of a 10-year-old's body at an ancient Roman site in Italy suggests measures were taken to prevent the child, possibly infected...
Ice discharge in the North Pacific set off series of climate events during last...
Photo: The JOIDES Resolution, a research vessel that drills into the ocean floor...
Research: Being surrounded by green space in childhood may improve mental health of adults...
Children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55% less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life. This is...
Research: 3,500-year-old pumpkin spice? Archaeologists find the earliest use of nutmeg as a food...
As all things pumpkin spice arrive in grocery store aisles and on restaurant menus, a new study published in the journal Asian Perspectives...
Research estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity.
We know from the geological record that life started relatively quickly, as soon...
Research: New report finds that impacts of ozone-driven climate change span the ecosystem —
Increased solar radiation penetrating through the damaged ozone layer is interacting with the changing climate, and the consequences are rippling through the Earth's...
Tohoku Researchers use multivalent cation additives to rid rechargeable batteries of a common pitfall
Researchers at Tohoku University have unearthed a means to stabilize lithium or sodium depositions in rechargeable batteries, helping keep their metallic structure intact. The...
Research: Can ‘microswimmers’ swim through jelly? Simple model for how microscopic swimming organisms swim...
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how microswimmers, like bacteria or sperm, swim through fluids with both solid and liquid-like properties e.g....
Simple method developed to produce pure carbon nanotubes
The major stumbling block to the use of carbon nanotubes in electronics has been the inability to produce carbon nanotubes that are chemically pure...
Research: New technique doubles resolution of angular size measurements —
Using the unique capabilities of telescopes specialised on cosmic gamma rays, scientists have measured the smallest apparent size of a star on the...
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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...
