Research: Insulin can increase mosquitoes’ immunity to West Nile virus —
A discovery by a Washington State University-led research team has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as...
Report: Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea...
Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, scientists have made precise, detailed measurements of how the elevation of...
Space: Astronomical instrument hunts for ancient metal
Photo: The WINERED spectrograph was mounted on the 3.58-meter New Technology Telescope (NTT)...
Research: Geoengineering versus a volcano —
Major volcanic eruptions spew ash particles into the atmosphere, which reflect some of the Sun's radiation back into space and cool the planet....
Report: Giant meteorite impacts formed parts of the Moon’s crust, new evidence shows
New research published today in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals a type of destructive event most often associated with disaster movies and dinosaur extinction...
Research: A complex relationship —
Artificial light is rightly considered a major social, cultural and economic achievement. Yet, artificial light at night is also said to pose a...
Research: Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression —
A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of the multiprotein 'Integrator complex', known for its role in gene regulation, are...
Research: Astronomers report first observations of a ‘circumplanetary disk’ —
Using Earth's most powerful array of radio telescopes, astronomers have made the first observations of a circumplanetary disk of gas and dust like...
Study: New efforts provide additional avenues for discovery
Emerging technologies and new strategies are opening a revitalized era in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). New discovery capabilities, along with the rapidly-expanding...
Report: Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities
Scientists have tried to develop synthetic red blood cells that mimic the favorable properties of natural ones, such as flexibility, oxygen transport and long...
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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...
