Research: EU Fisheries failures jeopardise sustainability of small fishing communities, researchers argue —
Traditional artisanal fishing has been harmed by EU fishing policies that favour big businesses and ignores other more sustainable approaches to conserving fish...
Research: The first fishing praying mantis —
Commonly known to predate on insects, praying mantises have occasionally been observed to feed on vertebrates, including small birds, lizards, frogs, newts, mice,...
Research: Few hatchery brook trout genes present in Pennsylvania watershed wild fish —
Despite many decades of annual brook trout stocking in one northcentral Pennsylvania watershed, the wild brook trout populations show few genes from hatchery...
Research: Light pollution makes fish more courageous —
Artificial light at night also makes guppies more courageous during the day, according to a behavioural study led by researchers from the Leibniz-Institute...
Research: Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into...
A new type of battery developed by researchers at MIT could be made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. Rather than...
Research: New robot picks a peck of peppers and more —
The world's most advanced sweet pepper harvesting robot, developed in a consortium including Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, was introduced last...
Research: Extra Arctic observations can improve predictability of tropical cyclones —
Japanese scientists and their international partners have found that additional weather observations in the Arctic can help predict the track and intensity of...
Research: Ocean acidification may reduce sea scallop fisheries —
Each year, fishermen harvest more than $500 million worth of Atlantic sea scallops from the waters off the east coast of the United...
Octopuses on ecstasy: The party drug leads to eight-armed hugs, Study
Here’s what happened when scientists gave octopuses ecstasy.
The drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA or molly, can make humans feel empathetic and loving, but...
Research: Gambling monkeys help scientists find brain area linked to high-risk behavior —
Monkeys who learned how to gamble have helped researchers pinpoint an area of the brain key to one's willingness to make risky decisions.
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...
