Research: Status-health connection depends, in part, on what it takes to get ahead —
A growing body of evidence shows that those at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder are more likely to die prematurely than those...
Research: New discovery pushes origin of feathers back by 70 million years —
An international team of palaeontologists, which includes the University of Bristol, has discovered that the flying reptiles, pterosaurs, actually had four kinds of...
Research: The gene helping submerged plants —
Climate change threatens plants as the risks of flooding increase. A new study from Stockholm University shows that special genes are key to...
Research: Warning over deep-sea ‘gold rush’ —
A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems, researchers have warned.
With major decisions on the future...
Research: Birds can mistake some caterpillars for snakes; can robots help?
When a caterpillar disguises itself as a snake to ward off potential predators, it should probably expect to be treated like one.
This is...
Research: Saturn is losing its rings at ‘worst-case-scenario’ rate —
New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made...
Research: ‘Treasure trove’ of dinosaur footprints found in southern England —
More than 85 well-preserved dinosaur footprints -- made by at least seven different species -- have been uncovered in East Sussex, representing the...
Research: Snow over Antarctica buffered sea level rise during last century —
new NASA-led study has determined that an increase in snowfall accumulation over Antarctica during the 20th century mitigated sea level rise by 0.4...
Research: A damming trend —
Hundreds of dams are being proposed for Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. The negative social and environmental consequences -- affecting everything from...
Research: Atmospheric aerosol formation from biogenic vapors is strongly affected by air pollutants —
The formation of new aerosol particles is a complicated process. Researchers have only recently started to understand this process on a molecular level...
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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...
