Research: Cerebellum checks and corrects thoughts, movement —
The cerebellum can't get no respect. Located inconveniently on the underside of the brain and initially thought to be limited to controlling movement,...
Research: Artificial fly brain can tell who’s who —
Despite the simplicity of their visual system, fruit flies are able to reliably distinguish between individuals based on sight alone. This is a...
Research: Tracing the evolutionary origins of fish to shallow ocean waters —
The first vertebrates on Earth were fish, and scientists believe they first appeared around 480 million years ago. But fossil records from this...
Research: Scientists use genetic analysis and CRISPR/Cas9 editing to identify a gene that controls...
Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of species that live throughout tropical regions of Central and South America. Many of them...
Research: New species of ‘missing link’ between dinosaurs and birds identified —
Known as the 'Icon of Evolution' and 'the missing link' between dinosaurs and birds, Archaeopteryx has become one of the most famous fossil...
Research: Growing noise in the ocean can cause dolphins to simplify their calls —
Noise levels in the world's oceans are on the rise, but little is known about its impact on marine mammals like dolphins that...
Research: Asian catfish genome decoded —
The striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus makes its home in the legendary Mekong River, the longest river in Southeast Asia and largest inland fishery...
Research: Relationship between tremors, water at the Cascadia margin —
The earthquakes are so small and deep that someone standing in Seattle would never feel them. In fact, until the early 2000s, nobody...
Research: Volcanic ash impact on air travel could be reduced says new research —
Manchester-based Volcanologists have developed a method and camera that could help reduce the dangers, health risks and travel impacts of ash plumes during...
Research: How evolution lets stripes come and go —
A team of evolutionary biologists from the University of Konstanz, headed by Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer, discovers the genetic basis for the repeated...
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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...
