Research: Astronomers find signatures of a ‘messy’ star that made its companion go supernova...
Many stars explode as luminous supernovae when, swollen with age, they run out of fuel for nuclear fusion. But some stars can go...
Research: Wealth of potential for aquaculture in the Caribbean —
There are only so many fish in the sea. And our appetite for seafood has already stressed many wild fisheries to the breaking...
Research: Far-ranging fin whales find year-round residence in Gulf of California —
Researchers from Mexico and the United States have concluded that a population of fin whales in the rich Gulf of California ecosystem may...
Research: For these birds, climate change spells a rise in fatal conflicts —
Researchers have found yet another way in which climate change has been detrimental to migrating birds. As European winters have become warmer, pied...
Research: Termites mitigate effects of drought in Tropical Rainforest —
Termites are commonly regarded as one of the most destructive insect pests, but in fact only 4% of the 3,000 termite species known...
Research: Recent observations show ocean heating in line with climate change models —
Berkeley -- Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concludes an analysis of four recent ocean heating...
Research: Murky water keeps fish on edge —
A study led by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University found fish become anxious...
Research: Geoscientists reconstruct ‘eye-opening’ 900-year Northeastern U.S. climate record —
Deploying a new technique for the first time in the region, geoscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have reconstructed the longest and...
Research: Cosmic telescope zooms in on the beginning of time —
Observations from Gemini Observatory identify a key fingerprint of an extremely distant quasar, allowing astronomers to sample light emitted from the dawn of...
Research: Leafcutter ants emit as much N2O as wastewater treatment tanks —
Tropical forests are one of the largest natural sources of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O), and a tiny insect may play a...
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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...
