Research: First recording of a blue whale’s heart rate —
Encased in a neon orange plastic shell, a collection of electronic sensors bobbed along the surface of the Monterey Bay, waiting to be...
Research estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity.
We know from the geological record that life started relatively quickly, as soon...
Research: Australian ants prepared for ‘Insect Armageddon’ —
La Trobe University researchers have uncovered an exception to the global phenomenon known as 'Insect Armageddon' in the largest study of Australian insect...
Research: Study finds that the relationship of ‘distributed circuit’ components scales across species —
The world is filled with millions upon millions of distinct smells, but how mammals' brains evolved to tell them apart is something of...
Arctic plants may not provide predicted carbon sequestration potential (Study)
IMAGE: Scientists Dr Mike Billett and Dr Lorna Street conduct measurements of ecosystem...
Study reveals secret life of lithium in sun-like stars: Created not just destroyed (Study)
IMAGE: This Hubble Space Telescope image shows stars at various stages of their...
Study: Carbon-rich exoplanets may be made of diamonds
As missions like NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, TESS and Kepler continue to provide insights into the properties of exoplanets (planets around other stars), scientists...
The Milky Way galaxy has a clumpy halo, says new research
The Milky Way galaxy is in the recycling business.
University of Iowa astronomers have determined our galaxy is surrounded by a clumpy halo of hot...
Research: Health of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem —
A Montana State University study of Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area shows that increased population and density, as well as a...
Research: Biologists found four bat lineages that live at least four times longer than...
University of Maryland researchers analyzed an evolutionary tree reconstructed from the DNA of a majority of known bat species and found four bat...
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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...
