Research: Conservation efforts help some rare birds more than others —
Land conservation programs that have converted tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land in Illinois back to a more natural state appear...
Research: Milky Way’s neighbors pick up the pace —
After slowly forming stars for the first few billion years of their lives, the Magellanic Clouds, near neighbors of our own Milky Way...
Research: What makes the deadly pufferfish so delectable —
Some people consider pufferfish, also known as fugu, a delicacy because of its unique and exquisite flavor, which is perhaps seasoned by knowledge...
Research: When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals —
Waves of annihilation have beaten coral reefs down to a fraction of what they were 40 years ago, and what's left may be...
Research: Astronomers uses split images of quasars to produce a new estimate of the...
The question of how quickly the universe is expanding has been bugging astronomers for almost a century. Different studies keep coming up with...
Research: Planetary delivery explains enigmatic features of Earth’s carbon and nitrogen —
Most of Earth's essential elements for life -- including most of the carbon and nitrogen in you -- probably came from another planet.
Earth...
Research: Reconstruction offers glimpse of how the Earth looked millions of years ago —
The Andes Mountains are the longest continuous mountain range in the world, stretching about 7,000 kilometers, or 4,300 miles, along the western coast...
Research: Birth of massive black holes in the early universe —
The light released from around the first massive black holes in the universe is so intense that it is able to reach telescopes...
Research: Possible Oahu populations offer new hope for Hawaiian seabirds —
The two seabird species unique to Hawaii, Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels, are the focus of major conservation efforts -- at risk from...
Research: Forest soils need many decades to recover from fires and logging —
A landmark study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that forest soils need several decades to recover from bushfires and logging...
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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...
