Research: Higher reactivity could explain temperature drop before last ice age —
From time to time, there have been long periods of cooling in Earth's history. Temperatures had already fallen for more than ten million...
Researchers head to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Nearly 100 researchers and support staff depart this week (13 November 2019) for the most ambitious mission to date for Thwaites Glacier in West...
Research: NASA retires Kepler Space Telescope —
After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets -- more planets...
Research: Mammalian keratin genes and adaptation to living on land or sea —
Whether by land or by sea, mammals live in a diverse variety of protective skins adapted against the elements, from swimming in the...
Research: Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth —
Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods, according to an...
Research: Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up —
When hydropower runs low in a drought, western states tend to ramp up power generation -- and emissions -- from fossil fuels. According...
Study: Size matters for bee ‘superorganism’ colonies
Scientists have carefully studied the intricacies of how individual organisms live and act together in groups known as biological collectives. In “superorganisms” such as...
Biology: Research sheds new light on how the brain distinguishes speech from noise
Photo: This image shows histological confirmation of recording sites. Fluoro-Gold deposited at the end...
Research: Proximity to land determines how coral reef communities respond to climate change events...
Severe weather and environmental disturbances, such as cyclones or thermal coral bleaching, affect specific areas of coral reefs differently, new research has shown.
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Flexible sheet-type magnetic sensor systems developed with tenfold improvement in sensitivity
A team of researchers from Osaka University and Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research developed the world's thinnest and lightest magnetic sensor...
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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...
