Research: New dataset expands understanding of Arctic Spring Bloom —
Understanding how the ocean works is like putting together a million-piece puzzle. There are many questions; finding answers takes time, resources, and opportunity....
Research: In death, Lonesome George reveals why giant tortoises live so long —
Lonesome George's species may have died with him in 2012, but he and other giant tortoises of the Galapagos are still providing genetic...
Research: The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events —
On Saturday, December 1, scientists attending the Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop in College Park, Maryland, presented new results from the National...
Research: Prescribed burning not as damaging as previously thought —
New research by the University of Liverpool has found that prescribed burning, a controversial technique where fires are intentionally used to manage vegetation,...
Research: Light-induced changes in photosensory proteins —
Researchers from Charité -- Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been able to demonstrate how, on a molecular level, a specific protein allows light signals to...
Research: Why a curious crustacean could hold secret to making renewable energy from wood...
Scientists studying the digestive system of a curious wood-eating crustacean have discovered it may hold the key to sustainably converting wood into biofuel.
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Research: Better regulation and pollution management strategies needed —
A recent study led by University of Maryland researchers found that streams and rivers across the United States have become saltier and more...
Research: Billions of nanoplastics accumulate in marine organisms within six hours —
The research, led by the University of Plymouth, examined the uptake of nanoparticles by a commercially important mollusc, the great scallop (Pecten maximus).
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Research: Salt-evolved zooplankton grow too slowly to block salt-induced algal blooms —
Small animals at the base of the freshwater food chain can rapidly adapt to salt pollution -- from sources like winter road deicing,...
Research: Socio-economic survey of pangolin hunting in Assam, India —
Alarming footage captured by World Animal Protection and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at University of Oxford reveals the heart-breaking moment 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...
