Research: Australian plants facing extinction —
New research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has identified the top 100 Australian plant species at risk of extinction.
Researcher Dr Jennifer Silcock...
Research: Salmon populations may adapt their eggs to survive in degraded rivers —
A University of Southampton study suggests that the membrane of salmon eggs may evolve to cope with reduced oxygen levels in rivers, thereby...
Research: Ancient pandas weren’t exclusive bamboo eaters, bone evidence suggests —
The giant pandas we know and love today live only in the understory of particular mountains in southwestern China, where they subsist on...
Research: Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black...
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes are generally described in terms of wind speed, land area, and inches of rain. They're...
Research: Ancient asteroid impacts played a role in creation of Earth’s future continents —
The heavy bombardment of terrestrial planets by asteroids from space has contributed to the formation of the early evolved crust on Earth that...
Research: Extreme rainfall events are connected around the world —
An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models.
Extreme...
Research: Crustacean’s dazzling light displays —
Evolution is a rich and dynamic process. Species respond to pressures in a variety of ways, most of which reduce to finding food,...
Research: Engineers create a robot that can ‘imagine’ itself —
Robots that are self-aware have been science fiction fodder for decades, and now we may finally be getting closer. Humans are unique in...
Research: Some of ocean’s biggest stars affected by disease and climate change —
The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West...
Research: Riddle of a unique fish solved —
A great mystery around a unique fish species has been solved by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Scientists knew Lungfish shared some...
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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...
