Research: Bees coordinate strategy for defending colony —
The Brazilian stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula (jataí in Portuguese) deploys a different strategy for defending its nests from other social insect species. In...
Research: Coastal strip in Brazil sheds new light on early farming —
Humans may have been cultivating plants on a narrow coastal strip in Brazil as far back as 4,800 years ago, according to a...
Research: Changing the type of silicon etching drops solar power costs by more than...
At the end of one of the hottest summers on record, as fights about how to power homes rage, renewable solar energy continues...
Research: Sexual development in fungi —
Biologists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen have gained new insights into specific enzymes that effect the specialisation of fungal cells. Analysing the...
Research: Mechanism of biological noise cancellation revealed —
Noise is usually considered a nuisance, for example when preventing us from clearly hearing what someone is saying. The general concept of noise...
Research: What happens to high mountain ecosystems when you take away air pollution? Not...
What happens to high mountain ecosystems when you take away air pollution? Not much, not very quickly. A new CU research study finds...
Research: Warming ocean temperatures will intensify winter rainfall in California —
So here's the good news: Despite fears to the contrary, California isn't facing a year-round drought in our warming new world.
However, UC Riverside...
Research: Whence the white stripes? —
Coral reef fish are known for the wide range of colors and patterns they display, but the mechanisms governing the acquisition of these...
Research: Parsing natural climate variability from human-caused climate change —
A new study says pink noise may be the key to separating out natural climate variability from climate change that is influenced by...
Research: Raising gopher tortoises in captivity may boost wild populations —
Research from the University of Georgia indicates that head-starting -- raising a species in captivity and releasing it into a protected habitat after...
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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...
