Research: The helix, of DNA fame, may have arisen with startling ease —
Trying to explain how DNA and RNA evolved to form such neat spirals has been a notorious enigma in science. But a new...
Research: How friendly mice can affect their lonely cagemates —
From the second we are born, humans start to develop social relationships with individuals and groups starting with parents, family and friends. Similarly,...
Research: Record-breaking salamander —
Researchers at UT have discovered the largest individual of any cave salamander in North America, a 9.3-inch specimen of Berry Cave salamander. The...
Research: New form of graphene oxide is fun to play with — and solves...
A Northwestern University team is reshaping the world of graphene -- literally.
The team has turned graphene oxide (GO) into a soft, moldable and...
Research: Where is Earth’s submoon? Planets orbit stars and moons orbit planets, so it...
This simple question -- asked by the four-year old son of Carnegie's Juna Kollmeier -- started it all. Not long after this initial...
Research: Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater —
Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A new study is...
Research: Rapidly receding glaciers on Baffin Island reveal long-covered Arctic landscapes —
Glacial retreat in the Canadian Arctic has uncovered landscapes that haven't been ice-free in more than 40,000 years and the region may be...
Research: Carbon dioxide is unlikely to escape through geological faults, study shows —
Carbon dioxide emissions can be captured and securely stored in underground rocks, even if geological faults are present, research has confirmed.
There is minimal...
Research: High-tech surfaces could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of ships —
If ship hulls were coated with special high-tech air trapping materials, up to one percent of global CO2 emissions could be avoided. This...
Research: An entire botanical garden of genomes —
An article published today in the Open-Access journal GigaScience provides data that effectively triples the number of plant species with available genome data....
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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...
