Research: Genome of Japanese insect delicacy sheds light on history of Earth —
Japanese scientists have shed light on the evolutionary biology and distribution of Stenopsyche caddisflies, also known as sedge flies, a common insect in...
Research: Cuisine of early farmers revealed by analysis of proteins in pottery from Çatalhöyük...
Knowledge of the diet of people living in the prehistoric settlement of Çatalhöyük almost 8000 years ago has been completed in astonishing scope...
Research: Traces of opiates found in ancient Cypriot vessel —
Researchers at the University of York and the British Museum have discovered traces of opiates preserved inside a distinctive vessel dating back to...
Research: Songbirds are more passionate in front of an audience —
Both sexes of a songbird called the blue-capped cordon-bleu intensify courtship performances that involve singing and dancing in the presence of an audience,...
Research: Large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century...
All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in...
Research: Viruses influenced gene sharing between Neanderthals and humans —
Human evolution used to be depicted as a straight line, gradually progressing from an ape-like ancestor to modern Homo sapiens. But thanks to...
Research: Fly protein has protective effect on dopaminergic neurons —
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing or dopaminergic neurons. The progressive loss of these neurons is what leads to impairment...
Research: Photosynthesis by marine algae contributes to the daytime soundscape on coral reefs —
Gas bubbles released by marine algae during photosynthesis produce sound whose intensity correlates with the degree of algal cover on coral reefs, according...
Research: Complex factors can drive the emergence and evolution of plant pathogens —
For many of us, bumper crops of zucchinis and cucumbers conjure up the sweltering days of summer, while pumpkins and gourds decorate our...
Research: Lilly Pilly fossils reveal snowless Snowy Mountains —
Leaf fossils discovered high in Australia's Snowy Mountains have revealed a past history of warmer rainforest vegetation and a lack of snow, in...
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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...
