Research: Yeasts reach across tree of life to domesticate suite of bacterial genes —
An insect's gut might seem an inhospitable place to settle in, but diverse microbes nonetheless make their home there. Yet in the gut,...
Research: Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa —
Scientists have revealed the African origins of New Zealand's most mysterious giant flightless bird -- the now extinct adzebill -- showing that some...
Research: How bird feather patterns form —
Feathers evolved in dinosaurs and are a key characteristic of birds today. They are arranged in a precise hexagonal pattern in a bird's...
Research: Do volcanoes or an asteroid deserve blame for dinosaur extinction?
Based on new data published today in the journal Science, it seems increasingly likely that an asteroid or comet impact 66 million years...
Research: Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and development —
Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also tell the genes...
Research: Using E. coli to create bioproducts, like biodiesel, in a cost-effective manner —
LSU Mechanical Engineering graduate student Tatiana Mello of Piracicaba, Brazil, is currently working on genetically engineering and optimizing E. coli bacteria to produce...
Research: The smelling of food controls cellular recycling and affects life expectancy —
The smell of food induces a variety of physiological processes in our body. Thus, the production of saliva and digestive enzymes is stimulated...
Research: New statistical model eliminates blank spaces —
The biodiversity of our planet is one of our most precious resources. However, for most places in the world, we only have a...
Research: Physical processes in the formation of circles —
Fairy circles are round gaps in arid grassland that are distributed very uniformly over the landscape and only occur along the Namib Desert...
Research: Earliest example of animal nest sharing revealed by scientists —
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Southampton, has shown that fossilised eggshells unearthed in western Romania represent the...
Top News
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...
