Bonnethead shark plants: World’s first known omnivorous shark
Bonnethead shark plants: World's first known omnivorous shark.
It's not exactly as vegetarian as Finding Nemo's Bruce, but this grass-eating shark could come close to...
Research: Volcano under ice sheet suggests thickening of West Antarctic ice is short-term —
A region of West Antarctica is behaving differently from most of the continent's ice: A large patch of ice there is thickening, unlike...
Research: Scientists unlock mystery to help reduce hazardous emissions —
The longstanding mystery of soot formation, which combustion scientists have been trying to explain for decades, appears to be finally solved, thanks to...
Research: Adaptable lizards illustrate key evolutionary process proposed a century ago —
Side-blotched lizards in most of the Mojave Desert have tan and brown markings that blend in well with their desert surroundings. On the...
Research: Unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions occur —
Scientists from the University of Leicester have shed new light on why mass extinctions have occurred through history -- and how this knowledge...
Research: Large wind and solar farms in the Sahara would increase heat, rain, vegetation...
Wind and solar farms are known to have local effects on heat, humidity and other factors that may be beneficial -- or detrimental...
Research: Galactic ‘wind’ stifling star formation is most distant yet seen —
For the first time, a powerful "wind" of molecules has been detected in a galaxy located 12 billion light-years away. Probing a time...
Research: Big game animals must learn to migrate and pass knowledge across generations —
A team of scientists at the University of Wyoming has provided the first empirical evidence that ungulates (hooved mammals) must learn where and...
Research: Scientists’ neuro-controller could improve performance of micro biobots —
A tiny neuro-controller created by researchers at the University of Connecticut could provide more precise control of futuristic biobots, such as cyborg cockroaches...
Research: Robat uses a bat-like approach, emitting sound and analyzing the returning echoes —
A fully autonomous bat-like terrestrial robot, named Robat, can use echolocation to move through a novel environment while mapping it solely based on...
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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...
