Research: Temperature increases during dry periods outpace average climate warming —
Dry months are getting hotter in large parts of the United States, another sign that human-caused climate change is forcing people to encounter...
Research: Insight into loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency improvements —
Even solar cells made of a perfect miracle material would never be able to convert 100 % of sunlight to electrical energy. This...
Research: How climate is changing our forests —
Many studies on the impacts of global temperature rise have suggested that the range of trees will migrate poleward and upward. However, research...
Research: Zebra finches perceive only red or orange, even when the truth falls somewhere...
For a small, reddish-beaked bird called the zebra finch, sexiness is color-coded. Males have beaks that range from light orange to dark red....
Research: Study suggests carbon stored in soil is entering atmosphere faster, thanks to microbes...
The vast reservoir of carbon stored beneath our feet is entering Earth's atmosphere at an increasing rate, most likely as a result of...
Research: We now know that the finest gem-quality diamonds come from the farthest down...
Blue diamonds -- like the world-famous Hope Diamond at the National Museum of Natural History -- formed up to four times deeper in...
Research: Fungus invades fruit fly nervous system and alters its behavior before death —
Carolyn Elya discovered the puppet-master on the balcony of her Berkeley apartment. It was a fungus that infects fruit flies, invading their nervous...
Research: What is causing more extreme precipitation in northeastern U.S.? Hurricanes and tropical storms...
From Maine to West Virginia, the Northeast has seen a larger increase in extreme precipitation than anywhere else in the U.S. Prior research...
Research: Study based on ten years of research in subtropical forests —
A new study shows that, in addition to the diversity of tree species, the variety of animal and fungus species also has a...
Research: Bioengineers develop a simple tissue-grafting approach to increase brown fat mass in the...
Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy to generate heat, and studies in humans and animals have suggested...
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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...
