Atmospheric: Anammox bacteria generate energy from wastewater while taking a breath
IMAGE: Anammox bacteria grew on the surface of an electrode and converted ammonium...
Syracuse U. professor receives NSF grant for Internet of Things research (TDnews)
Photo: Fanxin Kong, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, at Syracuse...
Scientists discover faster-acting forms of insecticide imidacloprid
Scientists have developed seven crystal forms of imidacloprid—one of the world’s most widely used insecticides—in an effort to sharply reduce its environmental impact, according...
Research: Engineers use Tiki torches in study of soot, diesel filters —
Chemical engineers testing methods to improve efficiency of diesel engines while maintaining performance are getting help from a summer staple: Tiki torches.
A team...
Research: Oldest stone artifacts and cutmarked bones in North Africa contemporary with archaeological materials...
A team of scientists led by Mohamed Sahnouni, archaeologist at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has just published...
Archaeology: African trade routes sketched out by mediaeval beads
Photo: The glass beads studied, unearthed by archaeological excavations in Dourou-Boro and Sadia,...
Research: Genes on the move help nose make sense of scents —
The human nose can distinguish one trillion different scents -- an extraordinary feat that requires 10 million specialized nerve cells, or neurons, in...
Lasers could soon trigger fusion energy, scientists predict
Scientists have outlined what they say could be the most feasible technique yet to achieve fusion energy.
The latest approach would fuse hydrogen and boron...
Research: Wild bees flock to forested areas affected by severe fire —
A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of wild bees in areas that experienced moderate and severe forest...
Research: Parsing natural climate variability from human-caused climate change —
A new study says pink noise may be the key to separating out natural climate variability from climate change that is influenced by...
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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...
