Research: Why weight loss produces remission of type 2 diabetes in some patients —
A clinical trial recently showed that nearly half of individuals with type 2 diabetes achieved remission to a non-diabetic state after a weight-loss...
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Despite international breeding efforts, advanced agronomy and effective management of pests and diseases, sugarcane yields have been static for decades owing to constraints...
Research: Object is at boundary between giant planet and brown dwarf —
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made the first radio-telescope detection of a planetary-mass object...
Research: Death toll from Hurricane Maria estimated to be larger than previously thought —
The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 -- may...
Research: How to make the gene-editing tool CRISPR work even better —
Among the most significant scientific advances in recent years are the discovery and development of new ways to genetically modify living things using...
Research: When the seed becomes a plant, it has 48 hours to survive —
During germination, the embryo within the seed must develop into a young seedling capable of photosynthesis in less than 48 hours. During this...
Research: Modern Flores Island pygmies show no genetic link to extinct ‘hobbits’ —
Two pygmy populations on the same tropical island. One went extinct tens of thousands of years ago; the other still lives there. Are...
Research: Severity of drought during the Maya collapse —
The severity of drought conditions during the demise of the Maya civilisation about one thousand years ago has been quantified, representing another piece...
Research: Earthquakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth —
New research shows that a big earthquake can not only cause other quakes, but large ones, and on the opposite side of the...
Research: A kernel of promise in popcorn-powered robots —
Cornell University researchers have discovered how to power simple robots with a novel substance that, when heated, can expand more than 10 times...
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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...
