Research: Sophisticated shape-shifters for soft robots, biomedical applications —
Rice University scientists have created a rubbery, shape-shifting material that morphs from one sophisticated form to another on demand.
The shapes programmed into a...
Research: Forests, like humans, require a balanced diet —
The world's forests are on a fast food diet of carbon dioxide, which is currently causing them to grow faster. But a researcher...
Research: Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone —
A newly discovered protein could help detect, target, and collect from the environment the rare-earth metals used in smartphones. Two new studies by...
Research: Scientists synthesize molecule capable of eliminating hepatitis C virus —
A new compound that inhibits the replication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in several stages of its lifecycle -- and is also capable...
Research: The oldest large-sized predatory dinosaur comes from the Italian Alps —
Early Jurassic predatory dinosaurs are very rare, and mostly small in size. Saltriovenator zanellai, a new genus and species described in the peer-reviewed...
Research: Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean life —
Oceanographers at the University of Rhode Island have found that even slight levels of ocean oxygen loss, or deoxygenation, have big consequences for...
Research: 450 fossilized millipedes found in 100-million-year-old amber —
Since the success of the Jurassic Park film series, it is widely known that insects from the Age of the Dinosaurs can be...
Research: Loss of intertidal ecosystem exposes coastal communities —
Artificial intelligence and extensive satellite imagery have allowed researchers to map the world's intertidal zones for the first time, revealing a significant loss...
Research: Seed-eaters particularly vulnerable to temperature shifts —
The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to climate change, a Washington State University researcher has found.
The effect of climate...
Research: Why is sea level rising faster in some places along the US East...
Sea levels are rising globally from ocean warming and melting of land ice, but the seas aren't rising at the same rate everywhere....
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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...
