Research: New results indicate interstellar nomad `Oumuamua is a comet —
`Oumuamua -- the first interstellar object discovered within our Solar System -- has been the subject of intense scrutiny since its discovery in...
Research: Hardy organisms threaten interplanetary contamination —
In professor George Fox's lab at the University of Houston, scientists are studying Earth germs that could be contaminating other planets. Despite extreme...
Research: Extinct hoofed mammals similar to small moose —
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils of a pair of new species of extinct...
Research: Special-purpose buildings bring together earliest Neolithic communities —
The advent of food production took place in the Near East over 10,000 years and sparked profound changes in the ways human societies...
Research: Whether bold or shy, seal personalities are steady over time, study says —
Female seals don't change their spots, according to a new study by University of Alberta biologists. In fact, individual differences in boldness remain...
Research: Dangerous protected reptiles —
The south-east Asian island state of East Timor has a problem with crocodiles. Between 2007 and 2014 there was a sharp increase in...
Research: Milky Way is rich in grease-like molecules —
Our galaxy is rich in grease-like molecules, according to an Australian-Turkish team. Astronomers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney (UNSW),...
Research: Researchers produce a state in which atoms behave similarly to a Higgs boson...
Physicists at the University of Bonn have succeeded in putting a superconducting gas into an exotic state. Their experiments allow new insights into...
Research: Finding upends scientific understanding of how granites form and what they can teach...
A team of scientists including Carnegie's Michael Ackerson and Bjorn Mysen revealed that granites from Yosemite National Park contain minerals that crystallized at...
Research: Tricky feat with stand-up molecule —
For quite a while now, researchers have been able to produce structures from single atoms. One of the first examples was presented by...
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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...