Research: Invasive pines fueled 2017 fires in Knysna, South Africa —
The replacement of natural fynbos vegetation with pine plantations in the southern Cape, and the subsequent invasion of surrounding land by invasive pine...
Research: Tree species distributions in Amazonia modeled —
Researchers from the Amazon Research Team of the University of Turku have succeeded in producing distribution maps for a selection of important tropical...
Research: Bird diversity shifts upslope in tropical mountainous terrain —
The cloud forests of Honduras can seem like an otherworldly place, where the trees are thick with life that takes in water straight...
Research: A mix of fuel-saving, flexible, and highly reliable sources works best —
In major legislation passed at the end of August, California committed to creating a 100 percent carbon-free electricity grid -- once again leading...
Research: Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but profoundly changed Earth’s climate —
Millennia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to grow rice. They began to...
Research: How a hormone helps plants build leaves’ ventilation system —
As the world heats up, plants face a dilemma -- the same tiny holes they have to open to exchange gases also let...
Research: Researchers image a virus with better resolution than ever accomplished before —
The imaging method called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) allows researchers to visualize the shapes of biological molecules with an unprecedented level of detail. Now,...
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...
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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...
