Research: Satellite data facilitate comprehensive monitoring of major river systems —
Water levels in the Mekong basin, which extends through six countries in South-East Asia, are subject to considerable seasonal fluctuations. A new model...
Research: Scientists investigated the tracks of sauropods —
Long-necked dinosaurs (sauropods) could orient their forefeet both forward and sideways. The orientation of their feet depended on the speed and centre of...
Research: How do fish and birds hang together? The answer is a wake with...
Fish and birds are able to move in groups, without separating or colliding, due to a newly discovered dynamic: the followers interact with...
Research: Unravelling how instructions for new life are read —
After the fertilisation of an egg cell, two become one; two sets of genetic information combine to form a genome. We can think...
Research: Cattle urine’s planet-warming power can be curtailed with land restoration —
The exceptional climate-altering capabilities of cattle are mainly due to methane, which they blast into the atmosphere during their daily digestive routine. Cattle...
Research: Engineering a cancer-fighting virus —
An engineered virus kills cancer cells more effectively than another virus currently used in treatments, according to Hokkaido University researchers.
Hokkaido University researchers have...
Research: Why do beaked whales return to a Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance?...
Using data from underwater robots, scientists have discovered that beaked whales prefer to feed within parts of a Navy sonar test range off...
Research: Do bigger brains equal smarter dogs? New study offers answers —
Bigger dogs, with larger brains, perform better on certain measures of intelligence than their smaller canine counterparts, according to a new study led...
Research: Coating for metals rapidly heals over scratches and scrapes to prevent corrosion —
It's hard to believe that a tiny crack could take down a gigantic metal structure. But sometimes bridges collapse, pipelines rupture and fuselages...
Research: Ultra-slow earthquake indicates deep crustal movement near Istanbul —
A big earthquake occurred south of Istanbul in the summer of 2016, but it was so slow that nobody noticed. The earthquake, which...
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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...
