Research: The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted —
A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In...
Research: One step closer to growing made-to-order human kidneys —
In a study with significant implications for human organ transplantation, researchers have successfully grown functional mouse kidneys inside rats from just a few...
Research: Time-lapse microscopy helps reveal brake mechanism in Streptomyces lifecycle —
Streptomyces are soil-dwelling bacteria that produce approximately two-thirds of the antibiotics in current clinical use.
The production of these antibiotics -- used by the...
Research: Fluorescent pink flying squirrel in UV light at night —
The North American flying squirrel fluoresces pink at night under ultraviolet light, but the purpose of the pink color is still a mystery...
Research: Effects of electrical stimulation of cingulum bundle —
Neuroscientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered a focal pathway in the brain that when electrically stimulated causes immediate laughter, followed...
Research: Poor diet may have caused nosedive in major Atlantic seabird nesting colony —
The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), is partly due...
Research: MERMAIDs reveal secrets from below the ocean floor —
Seismologists use waves generated by earthquakes to scan the interior of our planet, much like doctors image their patients using medical tomography. Earth...
Research: An unusual and steady speed —
Earthquakes happen when rocks on either side of a tectonic fault shift suddenly in opposite directions. Two main seismic waves that carry shaking...
Study: Mysterious island that formed in the Pacific Ocean
A mysterious island that formed four years ago in the southern Pacific Ocean appears to be here to stay, according to NASA scientists..
The miracle...
Research: Method allows cheap and fast transfer of disease-resistance genes —
A global alliance of researchers has pioneered a new method to rapidly recruit disease-resistance genes from wild plants for transfer into domestic crops....
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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...
