Research: How leaves talk to roots —
New findings show that a micro RNA from the shoot keeps legume roots susceptible to symbiotic infection by downregulating a gene that would...
Research: Advanced animal society thrives without males —
Termite colonies have been found to thrive and reproduce without males, new research from the University of Sydney reveals.
The findings provide new evidence...
Research: Genome duplication drives evolution of species —
Many wild and cultivated plants arise through the combination of two different species. The genome of these so-called polyploid species often consists of...
Mars underground lake raises possibility of life
Mars had right conditions for underground life, new research suggests.
Ancient Mars had an ample supply of key ingredients for microbes to thrive under its...
Research: Ancient mice discovered by climate cavers —
The fossils of two extinct mice species have been discovered in caves in tropical Queensland by University of Queensland scientists tracking environment changes.
Fossils...
Research: Novel UC San Diego study indicates global warming is costing US economy about...
For the first time, researchers have developed a data set quantifying what the social cost of carbon -- the measure of the economic...
Research: New earthquake risk model could better inform disaster planning —
Researchers have developed a new way to model seismic risk, which they hope will better inform disaster risk reduction planning in earthquake-prone areas.
The...
Research: Common weed killer linked to bee deaths —
The world's most widely used weed killer may also be indirectly killing bees. New research from The University of Texas at Austin shows...
Research: Nothing has a voicebox quite like a bird’s, but cats, mice, and crocs...
Birds sing from the heart. While other four-limbed animals like mammals and reptiles make sounds with voiceboxes in their throats, birds' chirps originate...
Research: Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows —
Buried alive. Butchered. Decapitated. Hacked. Mutilated. Killed. Archaeologist Samuel K. Lothrop did not obfuscate when describing what he thought had happened to the...
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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...
