Research: Scale is a key ingredient when tracking biodiversity, researchers say —
To fully understand biodiversity and how it is changing, you need to look near, far, and in-between, according to a new study.
Researchers at...
Research: Marine mammals most at risk from increased Arctic ship traffic —
In August 2016, the first large cruise ship traveled through the Northwest Passage, the northern waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The...
Research: Scientists propose solution to ‘Gaia puzzle’ —
Scientists may have solved a long-standing puzzle over why conditions on Earth have remained stable enough for life to evolve over billions of...
Research: World’s first animals likely caused global warming —
The evolution of Earth's first animals more than 500 million years ago caused global warming, new research shows.
Some 520-540 million years ago, animal...
Research: Long-term data provides scientific evidence of conservation success —
Conservationists often work to save species without having long-term population data. That can present major challenges for the science of saving species, as...
Research: How mangroves help keep the planet cool —
Coastal scientists have developed a new global framework to more accurately assess how mangroves along different types of coastlines from deltas to lagoons...
Research: Making opaque materials totally transparent —
Most naturally occurring materials have a disordered atomic structure that interferes with the propagation of both sound and electromagnetic waves. When the waves...
Research: Climate change is making night-shining clouds more visible —
Increased water vapor in Earth's atmosphere due to human activities is making shimmering high-altitude clouds more visible, a new study finds. The results...
Research: Neanderthals practiced close-range hunting 120,000 years ago —
An international team of scientists reports the oldest unambiguous hunting lesions documented in the history of humankind. The lesions were found on skeletons...
Research: Loss of lemurs might endanger many of Madagascar’s largest tree species —
Widespread logging and hunting have endangered virtually all of Madagascar's 100-plus species of iconic lemurs, and a new study by Rice University ecologists...
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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...
