Research: The first cave-dwelling centipede from southern China —
Chinese scientists recorded the first cave-dwelling centipede known so far from southern China. To the amazement of the team, the specimens collected during...
Research: ‘Rare’ jellyfish not so rare —
When the Rhizostoma luteum jellyfish was discovered at the beginning of the 19th century in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, only...
Research: Rising sea levels may build, rather than destroy, coral reef islands —
Rising global sea levels may actually be beneficial to the long-term future of coral reef islands, such as the Maldives, according to new...
Research: Carbon goes with the flow —
Many people see the carbon cycle as vertical -- CO2 moving up and down between soil, plants and the atmosphere.
However, new Michigan State...
Research: Study first to measure physiological effects of crude oil on marine animals’ olfactory...
It has been almost a decade since the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill. Described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, nearly...
Research: Electrolocation by weakly electric fish shows astonishing similarities to vision —
The African elephantnose fish generates weak electrical pulses to navigate its environment. This localization sense apparently shows an astonishing similarity to vision, as...
Research: Experimental herapy could repair mutations that cause genetic diseases —
A new technology that relies on a moth-infecting virus and nanomagnets could be used to edit defective genes that give rise to diseases...
Research: Most complete North American enantiornithine fossil was aerodynamic equal of modern birds —
During the late Cretaceous period, more than 65 million years ago, birds belonging to hundreds of different species flitted around the dinosaurs and...
Research: Escape responses of coral reef fish obey simple behavioral rules —
The escape response to evade perceived threats is a fundamental behavior seen throughout the animal kingdom, and laboratory studies have identified specialized neural...
Research: New records in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells through improved light management —
Tandem solar cells made of silicon and metal halide perovskite compounds can convert a particularly large portion of the solar spectrum into electrical...
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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...
