Research: Soil bugs munch on plastics —
Our world is drowning in a flood of plastic. Eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year. Agricultural soils...
Research: Yellowstone super-volcano eruptions were produced by gigantic ancient oceanic plate —
The long-dormant Yellowstone super-volcano in the American West has a different history than previously thought, according to a new study by a Virginia...
Research: Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials —
The incidence of tickborne infections in the United States has risen significantly within the past decade. It is imperative, therefore, that public health...
Research: An immediate before-after comparison — the first of its kind — shows that...
Nobody knows exactly what happens at the eye of the storm.
But biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have published a first-of-its-kind look...
Research: Ancient people in the region began cultivating plants and altering forests earlier than...
The remains of domesticated crop plants at an archaeological site in southwest Amazonia supports the idea that this was an important region in...
Research: Researchers can change dominance relationships between birds by altering the colors on their...
Scientists studying winter flocks of golden-crowned sparrows at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum have discovered surprisingly complex social behavior in these small migratory...
Research: A warmer Midwest could lead to a common bird being less common over...
A warmer future may lead to a common Midwestern songbird becoming considerably less common, according to a team of researchers whose study of...
Research: Changing algae could alter ecosystems —
Colorful, hardened algae that dot the ocean floor from Alaska to Mexico often set the tone for which plant and invertebrate species inhabit...
Research: What were those colorful, wavy clouds in Edvard Munch’s famous painting? Scientists suggest...
What inspired the iconic red-and-yellow sky in The Scream, the painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that sold for a record $119.9 million...
Research: Should you share data of threatened species? Or should you decline a nature...
Scientists publishing locations of rare species have been blamed for helping poachers drive them to extinction, such as the local extinction of the...
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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...
