Research: Think the tick threat grows with the grass? Not necessarily! —
When Susannah Lerman talked with fellow researchers and friends about her study of the effects of less frequent lawn mowing to improve habitat...
Research: A means of survival in the Dead Sea —
Studying organic matter in sediments helps shed light on the distant past. What was the climate like? What organisms populated the Earth? What...
Research: Plants and microbes shape global biomes through local underground alliances —
Dense rainforests, maple-blanketed mountains and sweeping coniferous forests demonstrate the growth and proliferation of trees adapted to specific conditions. The regional dominance of...
Research: Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns —
A "sleeping giant" hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a...
Research: Dangerous pathogens use this sophisticated machinery to infect hosts —
Gastric cancer, Q fever, Legionnaires' disease, whooping cough -- though the infectious bacteria that cause these dangerous diseases are each different, they all...
Research: Natural environments favor ‘good’ bacteria —
A new study has shown that restoring environments to include a wider range of species can promote 'good' bacteria over 'bad' -- with...
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques comes home to Montreal, Report
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques is back in Canada for the first time since returning to earth on June 24 after a 204 day mission aboard...
Study proves flies can tell the time of day
A study that was investigating how most animals can tell what time of day it is even if the animal cannot see the Sun...
Research: Protein involved in nematode stress response identified —
When humans experience stress, their inner turmoil may not be apparent to an outside observer. But many animals deal with stressful circumstances --...
Research: A Jetsons future? Assessing the role of flying cars in sustainable mobility —
In the 1960s animated sitcom The Jetsons, George Jetson commutes to work in his family-size flying car, which miraculously transforms into a briefcase...
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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...
