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The nuclei of cells are never static, even when the chromosomes they contain appear to be at rest. Theorists at Rice University have...
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For many Americans, highly processed foods are on the menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Even when the raw materials -- grains, for...
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An international team of researchers has developed a comprehensive set of criteria to help the International Seabed Authority (ISA) protect local biodiversity from...
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Persistent organic pollutants -- or POPs -- skulk around the environment threatening human health through direct contact, inhalation, and most commonly, eating contaminated...
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Koalas have long captured people's hearts and minds thanks to their cuddly features and seemingly relaxed demeanor.
Now, in a collaborative study by the...
Research: Every person has a unique brain anatomy —
Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study by researchers of the University of Zurich has shown. This...
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For every two species of mammal there is one species of cichlid fish, which goes to show that biodiversity is distributed rather unevenly...
Research: Strengthening west winds close to Antarctica previously led to massive outgassing of carbon...
Stronger westerly winds in the Southern Ocean could be the cause of a sudden rise in atmospheric CO2 and temperatures in a period...
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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...
