Research: Newly discovered turtle species is facing extinction —
For decades, it has been assumed that the Chinese Softshell Turtles from East Asia all belonged to one and the same species, Pelodiscus...
Study: German scientists compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species (TDnews)
Photo: Leipzig is host to the oldest botanical garden in Germany. On an...
Research: The bird that came back from the dead —
New research has shown that the last surviving flightless species of bird, a type of rail, in the Indian Ocean had previously gone...
Cosmic Gluttony: Black Holes Revealed as Messy Eaters
New, highly detailed observations of the gas dynamics around a supermassive black hole have provided crucial insights into its feeding habits and the fate...
Largest and oldest sea scorpion ever known found in Iowa
The Winneshiek Shale in northeastern Iowa has revealed the oldest known and largest sea scorpion ever found in the world. The new species of...
Research: Snowmelt causes seismic swarm near California’s Long Valley Caldera —
A spring surge of meltwater, seeping through vertically tilted layers of rock, caused a seismic swarm near California's Long Valley Caldera in 2017,...
Research: Ocean fertilization by unusual microbes extends to frigid waters of Arctic Ocean —
Microbes that provide natural fertilizer to the oceans by "fixing" nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form useable by other organisms were once...
Canadian researchers discover “world’s oldest fossils”
Researchers at University College London (UCL) have discovered a 4.2 billion-year-old fossil which gives convincing evidence that organisms once lived, and could again live,...
Research: Where do crows go in winter? —
"Partial migration" -- where some individuals within a population migrate and some don't -- is common among birds and is speculated to be...
Research: Catalyst advance could lead to economical fuel cells —
Researchers at Washington State University have developed a new way to make low-cost, single-atom catalysts for fuel cells -- an advance that could...
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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...