Research: Researchers subjected 3D-printed structures of the jaw joint of bears, wolves and other...
Chewing: We don't think about it, we just do it. But biologists don't know a lot about how chewing behavior leaves telltale signs...
Research: Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome —
Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome, uncovering key steps in how the plant evolved to produce the pharmaceutical...
Research: Most land-based ecosystems worldwide risk ‘major transformation’ due to climate change —
Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet's land-based ecosystems -- from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra...
Research: New assay, reported in Science, advances research on how various cells types interpret...
Scientists have now developed an assay that concurrently profiles both the epigenome and transcriptome of each of thousands of single cells.
The epigenome and...
Research: Human genome could contain up to 20 percent fewer genes, researchers reveal —
A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20% of genes classified as coding (those...
Research: Climate change projected to boost insect activity and crop loss, researchers say —
Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow. From rising global temperatures to more frequent "extreme" weather...
Research: Heritability explains fast-learning chicks —
Both genetic and environmental factors explain cognitive traits, shows a new study carried out on red junglefowl. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden...
Research: Catalyst advance could lead to economical fuel cells —
Researchers at Washington State University have developed a new way to make low-cost, single-atom catalysts for fuel cells -- an advance that could...
Research: How the common fruit fly uses the sun to navigate —
What do ancient seafaring explorers and fruit flies have in common? Caltech researchers have discovered that, similar to nautical navigators of old, fruit...
Research: Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger —
In many cooperative species, the dominant breeders live longest despite the wear-and-tear of leadership and reproduction.
It has even been suggested these breeders hold...
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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...
