Research: New model sheds light on how nature generates diverse patterns —
For many species of insects, wings are like fingerprints -- no two patterns are the same. These insects, like many other organisms from...
Research: New light on the controversial question of species abundance and population density —
Inspired by the negative results in the recently published largest-scale analysis of the relation between population density and positions in geographic ranges and...
Research: Study could lead to enhanced crop growth, fewer weeds and lower fertilizer and...
A Rutgers-led team has discovered how plants harness microbes in soil to get nutrients, a process that could be exploited to boost crop...
Research: Counting (on) sheep? Promising gene therapy for visually impaired sheep now safe for...
Back in 2009, a group of Israeli researchers identified a herd of Awassi sheep suffering from "day blindness." As its name implies, these...
Research: More ships and more clouds mean cooling in the arctic —
With sea ice in the Arctic melting at an alarming rate, opportunities for trans-Arctic shipping are opening up, and by mid-century ships will...
Research: Storms can build reef islands in atoll regions —
Tropical storms, with waves reaching up to 10-meters-high, can wallop coral reef islands. As global temperatures increase, some scientists suggest that such storms...
Research: Social life of chimpanzees, macaques more complicated than studies suggest —
Anyone who peruses relationship settings on social media knows that our interactions with other humans can be intricate, but a new study in...
Research: Earth’s oldest animals formed complex ecological communities —
A new analysis is shedding light on Earth's first macroscopic animals: the 570-million-year-old, enigmatic Ediacara biota.
Ediacaran fossils have a slightly bizarre appearance not...
Research: Comprehensive data analysis dispels established paradigms in psychology —
Northwestern University researchers have sifted through data from more than 1.5 million questionnaire respondents and found at least four distinct clusters of personality...
Research: Roadmap for measuring animal, plant traits to meet biodiversity goals —
An international team of researchers has outlined a plan for how to measure changes in key traits of animals and plants and provide...
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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...
