Research: Chemical conversion process could transform polyolefin waste —
The United Nations estimates that more than 8 million tons of plastics flow into the oceans each year. A new chemical conversion process...
Research: Corals adapt photosynthetic rates to prevailing environmental conditions —
Similar to forests on land, the most important source of energy for tropical shallow water coral reefs is light. Photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae,...
Research: Study reveals unsettling multidrug antibiotic resistance in remote Arctic soil microbes —
A University of Kansas geologist's work in the remote High Arctic of Norway has exposed the startling global spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes --...
Research: Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms —
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can automatically provide species-level identification of microscopic marine organisms. The next step is to...
Research: 2018 fourth warmest year in continued warming trend, according to NASA, NOAA —
Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and...
Research: Ice Age survivors or stranded travellers? A new subterranean species discovered in Canada...
The discovery of a new to science species of rare and primitive arthropod from the depths of a cave that was covered by...
Research: ‘Twilight Zone’ could help preserve shallow water reefs —
Corals lurking in deeper, darker waters could one day help to replenish shallow water reefs under threat from ocean warming and bleaching events,...
Research: Scientists study organization of life on a planetary scale —
When we think of life on Earth, we might think of individual examples ranging from animals to bacteria. When astrobiologists study life, however,...
Research: Revising the history of big, climate-altering volcanic eruptions —
For all their destructive power, most volcanic eruptions are local events. Lava flows tend to reach only a few miles at most, while...
Research: First accurate 3D map of the Milky Way reveals a warped galaxy —
Our Milky Way galaxy’s disk of stars is anything but stable and flat. Instead, it becomes increasingly ‘warped’ and twisted far...
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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...
