Cadmium exposure may make you age as much as 11 years
Exposure to metallic cadmium produces a shortening of the ends of human DNA called telomers that are equivalent to an 11 year reduction in...
Research: 150-million-year old, piranha-like specimen is earliest known flesh-eating fish —
Researchers reporting in Current Biology on October 18 have described a remarkable new species of fish that lived in the sea about 150...
Research: Stick insect study shows the significance of passive muscle force for fast movements...
Zoologists have gained new insights into the motor function of limbs of different sizes. Long, heavy limbs such as arms or legs differ...
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...
Biology: How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?
Photo: Human behaviours highly determine where wildlife may move and persist in a...
Research: For zombie microbes, deep-sea buffet is just out of reach —
Far below the ocean floor, sediments are teeming with bizarre zombie-like microbes. Although they're technically alive, they grow in slow motion, and can...
Curtin study could rewrite Earth’s history (Study)
Curtin University-led research has found new evidence to suggest that the Earth's first continents were not formed by subduction in a modern-like plate tectonics...
Huge Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to Fly Safely Past Earth February 4
An intermediate-sized asteroid will make a close approach to earth on February 4.
A giant asteroid labeled "potentially hazardous" will swing by Earth at a...
Research: Cleaning, but safely! Cocoons protect sensitive ant brood during toxic disinfection —
Ants are neat: when they move into a new nest box, they spend the first days cleaning it thoroughly, like us humans getting...
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...
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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...
