Research: Gigantic mammal ‘cousin’ discovered —
During the Triassic period (252-201 million years ago) mammal-like reptiles called therapsids co-existed with ancestors to dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, frogs, and...
Research: Report highlights impacts, risks and adaptations to climate change —
A new federal report finds that climate change is affecting the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation,...
Research: Burning of peatlands in Borneo and Sumatra created severe air pollution in region...
Smoke from widespread fires in Indonesia in the summer and fall of 2015 hung heavily over major urban centers in Southeast Asia, causing...
Research: Lake Erie algal blooms ‘seeded’ internally by overwintering cells in lake-bottom sediments —
Western Lake Erie's annual summer algal blooms are triggered, at least in part, by cyanobacteria cells that survive the winter in lake-bottom sediments,...
Research: Ant social networks put a brake on disease spread — study published in...
When a pathogen enters their colony, ants change their behavior to avoid the outbreak of disease. In this way, they protect the queen,...
Research: The silent, lightweight aircraft doesn’t depend on fossil fuels or batteries —
Since the first airplane took flight over 100 years ago, virtually every aircraft in the sky has flown with the help of moving...
Research: Scientists study puncture performance of cactus spines —
Beware the jumping cholla, Cylindropuntia fulgida. This shrubby, branching cactus will -- if provoked by touching -- anchor its splayed spines in the...
Research: New uranium-lead ages for fossil bearing caves change the landscape of human evolution...
New research from an international team of scientists led by University of Cape Town isotope geochemist Dr Robyn Pickering is the first to...
Research: Responses of waterbirds to climate change is linked to their preferred wintering habitats...
A new scientific article shows that 25 European waterbird species can change their wintering areas depending on winter weather. Warm winters allow them...
Research: Traffic noise stresses out frogs, but some have adapted —
Frogs from noisy ponds near highways have altered stress and immune profiles compared to frogs from more quiet ponds -- changes that reduce...
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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...
