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...
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...
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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...
