Research: Predictive model suggests surge in weed —
A new predictive model developed by an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a climate scientist at the University of Washington...
Saving the planet, one shade-grown cup at a time
Rodewald, the Garvin Professor of Ornithology in the Department of Natural Resources, looks for win-win outcomes...
Research: ‘Exotic’ genes may improve cotton yield and quality —
Cotton breeders face a "Catch-22." Yield from cotton crops is inversely related to fiber quality. In general, as yield improves, fiber quality decreases,...
Research: New model for the way humans localize sounds —
One of the enduring puzzles of hearing loss is the decline in a person's ability to determine where a sound originates, a key...
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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Research: Vital nutrient level indicated by protein presence —
Healthy soil contributes to healthy crops. Farmers know this, so they do what they can to ensure their soil is in good shape....
Research: Viruses influenced gene sharing between Neanderthals and humans —
Human evolution used to be depicted as a straight line, gradually progressing from an ape-like ancestor to modern Homo sapiens. But thanks to...
Research: Harnessing the data revolution to navigate the new Arctic —
It's called ArcCI (or Arctic CyberInfrastructure) and promises to combine the thousands of images that have been taken along the years of the...
Research: A reptile platypus from the early Triassic —
No animal alive today looks quite like a duckbilled platypus, but about 250 million years ago something very similar swam the shallow seas...
Research: Earliest recorded lead exposure in 250,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth —
Using evidence found in teeth from two Neanderthals from southeastern France, researchers from the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the...
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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...
