Research: Oldest known plant virus found at ancient settlement —
Researchers studying ancient corncobs found at a Native American archeological site have recovered a 1,000-year-old virus, the oldest plant virus ever reported.
Only a...
Research: Organic food worse for the climate —
Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required. This is the...
Research: Death near the shoreline, not life on land —
Our understanding of when the very first animals started living on land is helped by identifying trace fossils -- the tracks and trails...
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...
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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...
