Research: Robot can pick up any object after inspecting it —
Humans have long been masters of dexterity, a skill that can largely be credited to the help of our eyes. Robots, meanwhile, are...
Pluto planet: Experts Find New Evidence (Study)
The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of Central Florida.
In 2006, the International Astronomical...
New map of Antarctica shows the icy continent in “stunning detail”
Researchers say the new map of Antarctica is the highest-resolution terrain map of any continent in the world.
The new map has a resolution of...
Research: One gene in particular determines whether an ant becomes queen or worker —
One of the great puzzles of evolutional biology is what induced certain living creatures to abandon solitary existence in favor of living in...
Research: Night-time habits of captive flamingos —
What do captive flamingos do at night, when their zoo or wildlife park is closed?
Without the threat of predators and with food provided,...
Research: Single molecule control for a millionth of a billionth of a second —
Physicists at the University of Bath have discovered how to manipulate and control individual molecules for a millionth of a billionth of a...
Research: Study illustrates how experience during early growth and development can shape neural circuits...
Scientists stunted the puberty of male worms by starving them before they underwent sexual maturation. In a study funded by the National Institutes...
Research: Protocell guests flee the nest —
Researchers at the University of Bristol have shown that resident artificial cells abandon their protocell hosts by displaying antagonistic behaviour on receiving a...
Research: Cover the U.S. In 89 percent trees, or go solar —
How many fields of switchgrass and forests of trees would be needed to offset the energy produced by burning coal? A lot, it...
Research: Implications for emergence of land plants in Paleozoic era —
Land plants dominate terrestrial flora, and our foodstuff heavily depends on them. How land plants evolved from aquatic algae has been a problem...
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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...
