Research: New model for gauging ice sheet movement may improve sea-level-rise predictions —
A just-published paper in Science changes the formula scientists should use when estimating the speed of huge ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica...
Research: Corals fared better after researchers picked off some snails —
Local conservation actions, like rounding up predatory snails, can significantly boost the resilience of corals to climate-induced bleaching, according to a study led...
Research: However, absolute risk is less than previously thought —
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses after first-trimester exposure...
Research: Two new creatures discovered from dawn of animal life —
Earth's first complex animals were an eclectic bunch that lived in the shallow oceans between 580-540 million years ago.
The iconic Dickinsonia --...
Research: ‘Slow earthquakes’ on San Andreas Fault increase risk of large quakes —
Geologists have long thought that the central section of California's famed San Andreas Fault -- from San Juan Bautista southward to Parkfield, a...
Research: Bolder targets needed to protect nature for people’s sake —
University of Queensland (UQ) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) researchers argue that the world needs more diverse, ambitious and area-specific targets for retaining...
Research: Breakthrough discovery could greatly accelerate the pace of science —
In the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology, in which organisms can be engineered to do things like decompose plastic and manufacture biofuels...
Research: 22,000-year-old panda from cave in Southern China belongs to distinct, long-lost lineage —
Researchers who've analyzed ancient mitochondrial (mt)DNA isolated from a 22,000-year-old panda found in Cizhutuo Cave in the Guangxi Province of China -- a...
Research: Explosive volcanoes spawned mysterious Martian rock formation —
Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the likely source of a mysterious Martian rock formation,...
Research: Great white sharks dive deep into warm-water whirlpools in the Atlantic —
It's always good to know where great white sharks are likely to be swimming. That's true if you're a nervous beachgoer, a fishing...
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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...
