Research: Oldest fossil of a flying squirrel sheds new light on its evolutionary tree...
The oldest flying squirrel fossil ever found has unearthed new insight on the origin and evolution of these airborne animals.
Writing in the open-access...
Research: The stuff that planets are made of —
Is there a second Earth out there in space? Our knowledge of planetary systems far, far away is increasing constantly, as new technologies...
Research: Two colors of snapdragons separated by sweeps and barriers —
Snapdragons are charming tall plants, and flower in a range of bright colors. In Spain, where snapdragons grow wild, these flower colors show...
Research: Mover and shaker in ancient Maya society —
Salt is essential for life. As ancient civilizations evolved from hunters and gatherers to agrarian societies, it has not been clear how people...
Research: Cleaning, but safely! Cocoons protect sensitive ant brood during toxic disinfection —
Ants are neat: when they move into a new nest box, they spend the first days cleaning it thoroughly, like us humans getting...
Research: Drier, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution —
A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin ancestors to anatomically modern humans, according...
Research: Increase in plastics waste reaching remote South Atlantic islands —
The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade...
Research: Land-locked Atlantic salmon also use magnetic field to navigate —
A new study shows that Atlantic salmon use the Earth's magnetic field as a navigational tool -- much like their cousins, Pacific salmon...
Research: Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing shows proof-of-concept in treating disease before birth...
For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory animals, offering the potential to...
Research: High-res data offer most detailed look yet at trawl fishing footprint around the...
About a quarter of the world's seafood caught in the ocean comes from bottom trawling, a method that involves dragging a net along...
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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...
