Research: Earth’s magnetic field measured using artificial stars at 90 kilometers altitude —
The mesosphere, at heights between 85 and 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface, contains a layer of atomic sodium. Astronomers use laser beams...
Research: Experts predict that sightings of this species could increase in the Mediterranean in...
Although the presence of humpback whales in the Mediterranean has been considered unusual, it is known that their visits have increased in the...
Research: Bursting bubbles launch bacteria from water to air —
Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing puddles, lakes, and streams, to swimming pools, hot tubs,...
Research: Whales, dolphins, and porpoises have all evolved to use similar narrow beams of...
Trying to find your lunch in the dark using a narrow flashlight to illuminate one place at a time may not seem like...
Research: It hasn’t been clear why certain animal populations are taking a hit, until...
A study using animal-attached technology to measure food consumption in four very different wild vertebrates has revealed that animals using a high-risk strategy...
Research: Drop your weapons! Autotomy, the shedding of a body part, reveals the hidden...
Animal weapons such as antlers, tusks and limbs specialized for fighting require a large energy expenditure to produce and may cost even more...
Research: Trans-galactic streamers feeding most luminous galaxy in the universe —
The most luminous galaxy in the universe has been caught in the act of stripping away nearly half the mass from at least...
Research: Establishment of the immortalized cell line derived from Okinawa rail (endangered species) —
The number of critically endangered animals has been increasing in recent years. According to data from the International Union for the Conservation of...
Research: Solar panels for yeast cell biofactories —
Genetically engineered microbes such as bacteria and yeasts have long been used as living factories to produce drugs and fine chemicals. More recently,...
Research: Human pharmaceuticals change cricket personality —
Crickets that are exposed to human drugs that alter serotonin levels in the brain are less active and less aggressive than crickets that...
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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...
