Research: Migrating monarch butterflies that mix with year-round residents have higher rates of parasite...
During their annual migration to wintering sites in Mexico, monarch butterflies encounter dangers ranging from cars and trucks to storms, droughts and predators....
Research: The splay of tooth roots reveals how South African hominins, Australopithecus africanus and...
Since the discovery of the fossil remains of Australopithecus africanus from Taung nearly a century ago, and subsequent discoveries of Paranthropus robustus, there...
Research: New model that accurately predicts patterns of mosquito-borne Ross River virus epidemics could...
Scientists have built a model that predicts how temperature affects the spread of Ross River virus, a common mosquito-borne virus in Australia, according...
Research: Multiple facets of biodiversity reduce variability of grassland biomass production —
This is the Jena experiment, a grassland...
Research: In warming Arctic, major rivers show surprising changes in carbon chemistry —
Over the past several decades, the Arctic has begun to show signs of significant ecological upheaval. The rate of warming in the Arctic...
Research: Mapping out cancer’s movements —
Cancer researchers struggle to identify tumor cells that are interspersed within nonmalignant tissues because tumor cells exploit the tissue environment and monopolize available...
Research: How forest conservation helps coral reefs —
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa), WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), and other groups are discovering how forest conservation in...
Research: Metabolites in above-ground parts of a plant reveal a plant’s successful mutualism with...
In nature, most plants establish mutual relationships with root fungi, so-called mycorrhiza. Mycorrhizal fungi facilitate the plants' nutrient uptake and help them thrive...
Research: Three previously unknown ancient primates identified —
Biological anthropologists from The University of Texas at Austin have described three new species of fossil primates that were previously unknown to science....
Research: Remote islands harbor higher numbers of non-native species —
The effects of island remoteness from the mainland on the number of species found on islands differs strongly for non-native compared to native...
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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...
