Canadian researchers discover oldest water in the world
Researchers have uncovered water that dates back a whopping two billion years. It’s the oldest water ever discovered on Earth, and it could broaden...
Research: Woodpeckers and development coexist in Seattle —
The two largest woodpeckers in North America, the Imperial Woodpecker and Ivory-billed Woodpecker, are believed to have gone extinct during the twentieth century....
Gigantic, red and full of spots (Study)
IMAGE: Three Paths to Red Giants with Spots
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Research: Environmental oxygen triggers loss of webbed digits —
Free fingers have many obvious advantages on land, such as in locomotion and grasping, while webbed fingers are typical of aquatic or gliding...
Research: Deepest optical image of first neutron star merger —
The final chapter of the historic detection of the powerful merger of two neutron stars in 2017 officially has been written. After the...
Research: The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the...
MIT biologists have discovered the answer to a fundamental biological question: Why are cells of a given type all the same size?
In humans,...
Research: Factors that shaped evolution —
Understanding the many factors that have played into shaping the biodiversity within Earth's ecosystems can be daunting. In a major step to that...
Research: Researchers examine the age of groundwater in Egyptian aquifers —
Most of the water used by people in Egypt comes from the Nile River, which originates from precipitation over mountainous areas in the...
Scientists see electron whirlpools for the first time
Though they are discrete particles, water molecules flow collectively as liquids, producing streams, waves, whirlpools, and other classic fluid phenomena.
Not so with electricity. While...
Research: Remote islands harbor higher numbers of non-native species —
The effects of island remoteness from the mainland on the number of species found on islands differs strongly for non-native compared to native...
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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...
