Research: Major tectonic collisions near the equator have caused three ice ages in the...
Over the last 540 million years, the Earth has weathered three major ice ages -- periods during which global temperatures plummeted, producing extensive...
Research: Pests and the plant defenses against them drive diversity in tropical rainforests —
Researchers have been baffled by tropical rainforest diversity for over a century; 650 different tree species can exist in an area covering two...
Research: In this nematode species males are needed for reproduction but not their genes...
In 1949, the young biologist Victor Nigon described the reproduction of various species of nematodes, small roundworms that live in the soil in...
Research: Unique diversity of the genetic history of the Iberian Peninsula revealed by dual...
An international team of researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from almost 300 individuals from the Iberian Peninsula, spanning more than 12,000 years, in...
Research: At relatively balmy temperatures, heat behaves like sound when moving through graphite, study...
The next time you set a kettle to boil, consider this scenario: After turning the burner off, instead of staying hot and slowly...
Research: Scientists crack genome of superfood seaweed, ito-mozuku —
Along the tropical coastline of Okinawa, Japan, farmers raise rows of delectable seaweed and harvest thousands of tons of the crop each year....
Research: Speed limit on DNA-making sets pace for life’s first steps —
Fruit flies make for stingy mothers, imparting only a portion of the genetic building blocks their offspring need to survive. The rest must...
Research: Study uncovers genetic switches that control process of whole-body regeneration —
When it comes to regeneration, some animals are capable of amazing feats -- if you cut the leg off a salamander, it will...
Research: Ecological transformation in the wake of the ‘Great Dying’ moves scientists closer to...
Scientists are peeking into ancient oceans to unravel the complexities of mass extinctions, past and future. A new examination of Earth's largest extinction...
Research: Ocean sink for human-made CO2 measured —
Not all of the CO2 generated during the combustion of fossil fuels remains in the atmosphere and contributes to global warming. The ocean...
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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...
