Research: Winter ticks killing moose at alarming rate —
As winter in New England seems to get warmer, fall lingers longer and spring comes into bloom earlier, areas like northern New Hampshire...
Research: Forest carbon stocks have been overestimated for 50 years —
A tree cut from a dry forest...
Research: Can forests save us from climate change?
A new study published in Nature has found that managing Europe's forests to maximise carbon sequestration has a negligible effect on the global...
Research: Antarctic ice shelf ‘sings’ as winds whip across its surface —
Winds blowing across snow dunes on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf cause the massive ice slab's surface to vibrate, producing a near-constant set of...
Research: Technological changes allow a radical overhaul for models of leaf biology —
The field of plant science is in the process of being profoundly transformed by new imaging and modelling technologies. These tools are allowing...
Research: The population of a tropical tree increases mostly in places where it is...
Working with high-resolution satellite imaging technology, researchers from Brown University and the University of California, Los Angeles have uncovered new clues in an...
Research: Best use of wildflowers to benefit crops on farms —
With bee pollinators in decline and pesky crop pests lowering yields, sustainable and organic farmers need environmentally friendly solutions.
One strategy is to border...
Stephen Hawking posthumous message: Hawking warned of future ‘superhumans’
Stephen Hawking posthumous message: Hawking warned of future 'superhumans'.
It's been several months since the late Stephen Hawking passed away, but posthumous writings by the...
Research: Mammals cannot evolve fast enough to escape current extinction crisis —
We humans are exterminating animal and plant species so quickly that nature's built-in defence mechanism, evolution, cannot keep up. An Aarhus-led research team...
Research: Burying beetles rely on their gut symbionts in order to transform decaying carcasses...
The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides buries the cadavers of small animals in soil to use them as a food source for its offspring....
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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...
