Research: The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena —
Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers at Uppsala University to...
Research: Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control —
For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. However, long-term use of female birth control pills could increase the risk...
Research: A small fish provides insight into the genetic basis of evolution —
Genetic analysis of sticklebacks shows that isolated populations in similar environments develop in comparable ways. The basis for this is already present in...
Research: Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from...
Rutgers researchers and other scientists have created a visual guide to help identify and control the Asian longhorned tick, which transmits a fatal...
Research: How transcription factors explore the genome —
Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that regulate the transcription of genes, which is the first step in making a protein. The way TFs...
Research: Road proximity may boost songbird nest success in tropics —
In the world's temperate regions, proximity to roads usually reduces the reproductive success of birds, thanks to predators that gravitate toward habitat edges....
Research: Beekeepers urged to rethink fears around deadly virus —
Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that the relationship between the tissue-sucking Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey...
Research: Genetic switch for C. elegans —
With their first ever RNA-based inducible system for switching on genes in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), two researchers from the University...
Research: Microplastics potentially threatens future survival of mollusc, new study finds —
A new study shows that microplastics are affecting the ability of mussels to attach themselves to their surroundings -- potentially having a devastating...
Research: Weather at key growth stages predicts Midwest corn yield and grain quality —
Corn is planted on approximately 90 million acres across the United States every year. With all that data, it takes months after harvest...
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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...
