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...
Research: Promising results provide hope for humans suffering from chronic paralysis —
Millions of people worldwide are living with chronic spinal cord injuries, with 250,000 to 500,000 new cases each year -- most from vehicle...
Research: Solving a 75-year-old mystery might provide a new source of farm fertilizer —
The solution to a 75-year-old materials mystery might one day allow farmers in developing nations to produce their own fertilizer on demand, using...
Research: How water fleas detect predators —
Water fleas of the genus Daphnia detect via chemical substances if their predators, namely Chaoborus larvae, are hunting in their vicinity. If so,...
Research: Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too —
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin's Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which...
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,...
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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...
