Research: High tech metal particles may inadvertently take a toll on aquatic life —
The last 10 years have seen a surge in the use of tiny substances called nanomaterials in agrochemicals like pesticides and fungicides. The...
Research: Geologists detail likely site of San Andreas Fault’s next major quake —
Back in 1905, the Colorado River, swollen with heavy rainfall and snowmelt, surged into a dry lake bed along California's San Andreas Fault...
Research: Unique fossil suggests these birds once lived outside the tropics —
A fossil of an ancestor of modern tropical birds has been found in North America, proving they also used to live in the...
Research: Study provides insight into the role of serotonin in neural plasticity —
A new computational-model designed by researchers at UCL based on data from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown reveals that serotonin, one of...
Research: What caused the mass extinction of Earth’s first animals? Unravelling mystery of the...
Fossil records tell us that the first macroscopic animals appeared on Earth about 575 million years ago. Twenty-four million years later, the diversity...
Research: Closing the loop for robotic grasping —
Roboticists at QUT have developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects, including in cluttered and changing environments, which...
Research: New gibbon genus discovered in ancient Chinese tomb —
Bones of an entirely new but already extinct genus of gibbon have been discovered in China, revealing the magnitude of human-caused extinction of...
Study shows We Are Probably the Only Intelligent Life in the Observable Universe
Are we alone in the universe? New Drake equation suggests yes.
Researchers from the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University have revealed that we...
Researchers discover new species of ancient marine lizard
Paleontologists at the University of Alberta have discovered a new species of ocean lizard that lived between 70 and 75 million years ago. The...
Picture: NASA image shows a blue dune on Mars
Mars earned its "Red Planet" nickname for good reason, so why does this particular Mars image have the blues? The azure dune seen here...
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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...
