Research: Waves in Saturn’s rings give precise measurement of planet’s rotation rate —
Saturn's distinctive rings were observed in unprecedented detail by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, and scientists have now used those observations to probe the interior...
Research: Massive energy needed for nerve cells to keep ‘talking’ —
Your cells have an amazing ability -- they can build their own energy factories, called mitochondria. Once built, mitochondria must move where needed...
Research: Scientists accidentally engineer mice with unusually short and long tails —
Researchers from two groups studying mouse development have accidentally created mice with unusually long and unusually short tails. Their findings, publishing January 17...
Research: Artificially produced cells communicate with each other —
Friedrich Simmel und Aurore Dupin, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), have for the first time created artificial cell assemblies that...
Research: Why do Hydra end up with just a single head? —
The freshwater Hydra is able to regenerate any part of its body to rebuild an entire individual. The small polyp has a development...
Research: Unraveling of 58-year-old corn gene mystery may have plant-breeding implications —
In discovering a mutant gene that "turns on" another gene responsible for the red pigments sometimes seen in corn, researchers solved an almost...
Research: New test to detect disease and infection —
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has the potential to indicate diseases and bacterial...
Research: Local focus could help tackle global problems —
People's love for their local areas could be harnessed to tackle global environmental problems, researchers say.
Parochialism (a focus on a local area) is...
Research: Complex molecules emerge without evolution or design —
In biology, folded proteins are responsible for most advanced functions. These complex proteins are the result of evolution or design by scientists. Now,...
Research: Scientists find increase in asteroid impacts on ancient Earth by studying the Moon...
An international team of scientists is challenging our understanding of a part of Earth's history by looking at the Moon, the most complete...
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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...
