Research: Scientists decode mechanism of remembering — and forgetting — in fruit flies —
It's a common expression to say that your brain is full. Although the brain doesn't literally fill up, in recent years researchers have...
Research: How plastic waste moves in the environment —
A Washington State University researcher for the first time has modeled how microplastic fibers move through the environment.
The work, published in the November...
Research: Prehistoric cave art suggests ancient use of complex astronomy —
Some of the world's oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively advanced knowledge of astronomy.
The artworks, at sites across Europe,...
Research: Environmental DNA improves tracking of rare carnivores —
An innovative new project has discovered that animal footprints contain enough DNA to allow for species identification. Scientists have traditionally relied on snow-tracks...
Research: Blood-sucking flies have been spreading malaria for 100 million years —
The microorganisms that cause malaria, leishmaniasis and a variety of other illnesses today can be traced back at least to the time of...
Research: Newly discovered wasp turns social spiders into zombies —
It sounds like the plot of the world's tiniest horror movie: deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a newly discovered species of wasp transforms...
Research: Nations must triple efforts to reach 2°C target, concludes annual review of global...
Global emissions are on the rise as national commitments to combat climate change come up short. But surging momentum from the private sector...
Research: Whether herbivores increase or decrease plant diversity depends on what’s on the menu...
Cows eat grass. It seems simple enough. But just which kind of grass cows and their vegetarian comrades munch on can influence the...
Research: How the Atlantic Ocean became part of the global circulation at a climatic...
The scientists made this discovery when they compared neodymium isotope signatures of deep sea sediment samples from both regions of the Atlantic. Their...
Research: Extreme heat increasing in both summer and winter —
A new study shows extreme heat events both in the summer and in the winter are increasing across the U.S. and Canada, while...
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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...
