Research: Fossil evidence of large flowering trees in N. America 15 millions years earlier...
A newly discovered fossil suggests that large, flowering trees grew in North America by the Turonian age, showing that these large trees were...
Michael Atiyah: Has the Riemann hypothesis been ‘solved’?
Has the Riemann hypothesis been 'solved'? Who is Michael Atiyah? And why is it so important?.
A math whiz has claimed to have solved a...
Research: Scientists uncover source of perplexing waves —
Magnetic reconnection, the snapping apart and violent reconnection of magnetic field lines in plasma -- the state of matter composed of free electrons...
Research: Scientists investigate how DEET confuses countless critters —
DEET, thought to be the most effective insect repellent available, may not be an insect repellent at all.
It's not that DEET doesn't keep...
Research: Microbial ‘dark matter’ dominates Earth’s environments —
Uncultured microbes -- those whose characteristics have never been described because they have not yet been grown in a lab culture -- could...
Research: Robots may need lizard-like tails for ‘off-road’ travel —
Robots may one day tackle obstacles and traverse uneven terrains thanks to collaborative research analysing the motion of lizards.
The study, which featured a...
Research: Madagascar’s giant elephant birds receive ‘bone-afide’ rethink —
After decades of conflicting evidence and numerous publications, scientists at international conservation charity ZSL's (Zoological Society of London) Institute of Zoology, have finally...
Research: Hyper Suprime-Cam survey maps dark matter in the universe —
Today, an international group of researchers, including Carnegie Mellon University's Rachel Mandelbaum, released the deepest wide field map of the three-dimensional distribution of...
Research: Impact of WWII bombing raids felt at edge of space —
Bombing raids by Allied forces during the Second World War not only caused devastation on the ground but also sent shockwaves through Earth's...
Research: The necessity of finding, conserving crop wild relatives —
Imagine a gardener, plant explorer, geneticist, and computer specialist all rolled into one job. You might call that person a steward of plant...
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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...
