Research: Finding upends scientific understanding of how granites form and what they can teach...
A team of scientists including Carnegie's Michael Ackerson and Bjorn Mysen revealed that granites from Yosemite National Park contain minerals that crystallized at...
Research: Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold...
In the dramatically changing conditions of ancient Earth, organisms had to evolve new strategies to keep up. From the mid-Oligocene, roughly 30 million...
Research: Archaeopteryx gets company —
Archaeopteryx's throne is tottering. Since the discovery of the first fossil of the primal bird in 1861, it had been considered the only...
Research: Producers of white colonies on kimchi surface, mistaken as molds, have been identified...
WiKim (World Institute of Kimchi, General Director, Dr. Jaeho Ha) reported that the white colonies on the surface of kimchi is not formed...
Research: New research in the field of semi-artificial photosynthesis —
The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and...
Report: Voyager 2 spacecraft goes interstellar as it leaves the solar bubble
Scientists have released the first results from the late 2018 passage of NASA’s Voyager 2 probe into interstellar space, revealing some notable differences to...
Research: ‘Soft tactile logic’ tech distributes decision-making throughout stretchable material —
Inspired by octopuses, researchers have developed a structure that senses, computes and responds without any centralized processing -- creating a device that is...
Research: Enabling tools for breeding plants for high yield with less fertilizer —
With robotics, computers and advanced genetics, researchers at the University of California, Davis and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are unraveling how plant roots...
Research: An exceptional strategy when winter comes —
When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate to two different destinations -the Pacific Ocean or the Arabian Sea-...
Research: Mycelium extract reduces viruses in honey bees —
A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper from Washington State University scientists, the USDA...
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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...