Research: Parasite forces the plant to use same genes to make a gall that...
A team of scientists at The University of Toledo uncovered new, galling details in the intimate relationship between insects and plants, opening the...
Research: Simplified method makes cell-free protein synthesis more flexible and accessible —
Researchers have radically simplified the method for cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS), a technique that could become fundamental to medical research.
Synthesizing proteins is essential...
Research: Nearly all non-Alaskan West Coast tide stations also saw higher seas —
Researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science have issued the first annual update of their sea level "report cards," marking...
Research: Genetic roadmap of cultivated strawberry —
Consumers want strawberries to be red, sweet, ripe and juicy, like those fresh picked from a garden. Suppliers want them to be easy...
Research: Non-native pest-controlling wasp identified in Canada prior to formal approval —
Thought to be Canada's most promising potential defense against the brown marmorated stink bug -- a globally spreading agricultural pest native to Asia...
Research: Hopes for developing a new method to control the parasitic Striga weed —
Commonly known as "witchweed," the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica devastates crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have discovered a unique protein in Striga that...
Research: Spring migration is now earlier in European and North American birds —
The greatest advances were found among short-distance migrants that winter in Europe or North America: about 1.5-2 days per decade. Long-distance migrants that...
Research: Researchers discover when and where O2 began its rise —
Oxygen in the form of the oxygen molecule (O2), produced by plants and vital for animals, is thankfully abundant in Earth's atmosphere and...
Research: Study describes unique behavioral patterns of Bili-Uéré chimpanzees in the DR Congo —
Chimpanzees have a more elaborate and diversified material culture than any other nonhuman primate. Their behavior varies across tropical Africa in a way...
Research: Temperature-resistant gel helps the eggs of wingless flies survive the extreme conditions of...
The good thing about the short Antarctic summer is it's a lot like a Midwest winter.
But for wingless flies, that's also the bad...
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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...
