Research: Genetically engineered virus spins gold into beads —
The race is on to find manufacturing techniques capable of arranging molecular and nanoscale objects with precision.
Engineers at the University of California, Riverside,...
Research: Pointy eggs more likely to stay put in birds’ cliffside nests, study finds...
Natural selection -- that merciless weeder-outer of biological designs that are out of step with the times -- also is a wily shaper...
Research: Research into deadly 2016 Italian earthquakes could improve future seismic forecasts —
The timing and size of three deadly earthquakes that struck Italy in 2016 may have been pre-determined, according to new research that could...
Research: Cryopreserving ladybird beetle ovaries —
A new study has found an effective way to cryopreserve -- preservation by cooling to very low temperature -- and subsequently transplant ovaries...
Research: Microorganisms, including potential pathogens, travel from sea to land via fog —
Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them into new environments. So reports an analysis of...
Research: The new micro-organ is the place where the immune system ‘remembers’ diseases it...
For the first time in decades, researchers have identified a new 'micro-organ' within the immune system -- and they say it's an important...
Research: Chemists make breakthrough on road to creating a rechargeable lithium-oxygen battery —
Chemists from the University of Waterloo have successfully resolved two of the most challenging issues surrounding lithium-oxygen batteries, and in the process created...
Research: Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruption —
Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth's atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon's defeat, says new research.
Historians know that rainy and...
Research: A new emphasis on restoration to protect Puget Sound —
For years, a commonly used tactic for protecting threatened and endangered animals in Puget Sound was to cordon off areas to fishing. More...
Research: Secrets of plant development unlocked —
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered an internal messaging system that plants use to manage the growth and division of their cells....
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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...
