Research: A routine check revealed a previously undocumented behavior in the intestinal parasite —
Johns Hopkins researchers have observed a previously unrecognized behavior in a single-celled parasite called Spironucleus vortens, which infects ornamental fish such as angelfish:...
Research: Astronomers explain the rarity of the hot Neptunes by their evaporation which transforms...
"But where did the hot Neptunes go?" This is the question astronomers have been asking for a long time, faced with the mysterious...
Research: Flows that help bacteria feed and organize biofilms —
Under threat of being scrubbed away with disinfectant, individual bacteria can improve their odds of survival by joining together to form colonies, called...
Research: Lung lavage as new test method improves tuberculosis diagnosis in rhinoceros —
Diseases and tuberculosis in particular can pose considerable challenges for wildlife. In order to avoid epidemics within populations or to treat individual animals...
Research: Rice plants that grow as clones from seed —
Plant biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered a way to make crop plants replicate through seeds as clones. The discovery,...
Research: 3D-printed reconstructions provide clues to ancient site —
Part of the ancient archaeological site of Tiwanaku, Bolivia, believed by Incans to be where the world was created has been reconstructed using...
Research: Large population of potential young planets found in distant planetary systems —
Astronomers have cataloged nearly 4,000 exoplanets in orbit around distant stars. Though the discovery of these newfound worlds has taught us much, there...
Research: Method shows around-the-clock interactions, gives insight into hummingbird health —
Beep" is not a sound you expect to hear coming from a hummingbird feeder. Yet "beeps" abounded during a study led by the...
Research: Iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans —
New research shows that phytoplankton iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs, according to...
Research: Dracula ants possess fastest known animal appendage: The snap-jaw —
Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae,...
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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...