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...
Research: ‘Live fast, die young’ lifestyle reflected in birds’ feathers —
Animals' lives tend to follow a quicker tempo as they get farther from the equator -- birds at more northern latitudes mature faster,...
Research: Common pesticide inhibits brain development in frogs —
New research published in Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry reveals that low doses of a commonly used pesticide potentially harm the Northern Leopard frog...
Research: Genetic study shows that Javan lutung monkeys have a poor sense of taste...
Asian colobine monkeys are unable to taste natural sugars, and in fact have a generally poor sense of taste. This is according 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...
