Pollinators: The first global risk index for species declines and effects on humanity (Study)
Disappearing habitats and use of pesticides are driving the loss of pollinator species around the world, posing a threat to “ecosystem services” that provide...
Research: Ageing cuttlefish can remember the details of last week’s dinner
The results, published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, are the first evidence of an animal whose memory of specific...
African Poetry Digital Portal: an online archive for the continent’s poetry (Research)
An ambitious international project to establish a portal and archive for African poetry from across the continent has won $750,000 in backing from the...
Research: Teardrop star reveals hidden supernova doom
Astronomers have made the rare sighting of two stars spiralling to their doom by spotting the tell-tale signs of a teardrop-shaped star.
The tragic shape...
Many Mammals Share Similar Neural ‘GPS System’
When driving up to a busy intersection, you probably pay more attention to where you will be in the near future than where you...
Researchers resurrect ‘forgotten’ genus of algae living in marine animals
In the late 1800s, scientists were stumped by the "yellow cells" they were observing within the tissues of certain temperate marine animals, including sea...
‘Dragon Man’: Researchers in China say new human species is our closest ancestor
The large skull is big enough to hold a modern-sized brain.
A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the...
Scientists uncover secrets of world’s thinnest superconductor
Physicists from across three continents report the first experimental evidence to explain the unusual electronic behavior behind the world’s thinnest superconductor, a material with...
Scientists translate a bird’s brain activity into song
It is possible to re-create a bird's song by reading only its brain activity, shows a first proof-of-concept study from the University of California...
Scientists take part in new monitoring campaign in a bid to find out more...
Back in the summers of 2018 and 2019, the shellfish industry in Washington state was rocked by mass mortalities of its crops.
“It was oysters,...
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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...
