Research: Atomic clocks now keep time well enough to improve models of Earth —
Experimental atomic clocks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved three new performance records, now ticking precisely enough to...
Research: First risk genes for ADHD found —
A major international collaboration headed by researchers from the Danish iPSYCH project, the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, SUNY...
Research: North American checklist identifies the fungus among us —
Some fungi are smelly and coated in mucus. Others have gills that glow in the dark. Some are delicious; others, poisonous. Some spur...
Research: Predators drive Nemo’s relationship with an unlikely friend —
Predators have been identified as the shaping force behind mutually beneficial relationships between species such as clownfish and anemones.
The finding results from a...
Research: Genetic mutation drives tumor regression in Tasmanian Devils —
Washington State University scientists have discovered genes and other genetic variations that appear to be involved in cancerous tumors shrinking in Tasmanian devils.
Their...
Research: The potentially deadly bacterium that’s on everyone’s skin —
Forget MRSA and E. coli, there's another bacterium that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to antibiotic resistance -- and it's present on the...
Research: Detective mission to characterize and trace the history of a new African meteorite...
Researchers from Wits and colleagues from the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar are on a "detective mission" to describe, classify and trace the...
Research: Threatened tropical coral reefs form complex, ancient associations with bacteria —
When it comes to the well-being of coral reefs, for many years scientists focused on bleaching, an event that can endanger corals and...
Research: Computers successfully trained to identify animals in photos —
A computer model developed at the University of Wyoming by UW researchers and others has demonstrated remarkable accuracy and efficiency in identifying images...
Research: Oxygen could have been available to life as early as 3.5 billion years...
Microbes could have performed oxygen-producing photosynthesis at least one billion years earlier in the history of the Earth than previously thought.
The finding could...
Top News
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...
