Research: The struggle for iron determines the fate of maize and its most damaging...
The Western corn rootworm causes annual losses of more than two billion US dollars in corn production, and is thus one of the...
Research: Scientists develop feeds using a marine microalga co-product —
Dartmouth scientists have created a more sustainable feed for aquaculture by using a marine microalga co-product as a feed ingredient. The study is...
Research: Exoplanets may contain vast amounts of water —
Scientists have shown that water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars) which are between two...
Research: Structure of ion channel reveals how insects smell their way around the world...
The mosquito, sworn enemy of exposed ankles and elbows, locates each bloody meal using a finely tuned sense of smell. Yet, not all...
Research: Using Debye lengths, researchers improve sensor response to better analyze biomolecules —
In clinical diagnostics, it is critical to monitor biomolecules in a simple, rapid and sensitive way. Clinicians most often monitor antibodies because these...
Research: Novel nanoparticle-based approach detects and treats oral plaque without drugs —
When the good and bad bacteria in our mouth become imbalanced, the bad bacteria form a biofilm (aka plaque), which can cause cavities,...
Research: Biologists study swift evolutionary changes in city vs. country ants — and what...
The relatively swift adaptability of tiny, acorn-dwelling ants to warmer environments could help scientists predict how other species might evolve in the crucible...
Research: Dating the ancient Minoan eruption of Thera using tree rings —
New analyses that use tree rings could settle the long-standing debate about when the volcano Thera erupted by resolving discrepancies between archeological and...
Research: Astronomers identify some of the oldest galaxies in the universe —
Astronomers from the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, have found evidence that the faintest satellite...
Research: Microfossils, possibly world’s oldest, had biological characteristics —
Scientists have confirmed that the 3.4-billion-year-old Strelley Pool microfossils had chemical characteristics similar to modern bacteria. This all but confirms their biological origin...
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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...
