Research: Star formation burst in the Milky Way 2-3 billion years ago —
A team led by researchers of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB, UB-IEEC) and the Besançon Astronomical Observatory...
Police dashcam catches meteor streaking through sky (Video)
US police officer’s dashcam films meteor blazing across the night sky in New Jersey.
Hamilton Township police Sergeant Michael Virga of New Jersey, told NJ.com...
Research: Scientists explore causes of biodiversity in perching birds —
New research by a global team of scientists has resulted in significant strides in ornithological classification and identified possible causes of diversity among...
Research: Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers —
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed a galaxy in the distant regions of the Universe which appears duplicated at least...
Research: Insight into infant handling by young bonobos —
University of Oregon anthropologist Klaree Boose followed her intuition about her observations of bonobos at a U.S. zoo. She now theorizes that young...
Research: Soft multi-functional robots get really small…and spider-shaped —
Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and human-made environments, such as in...
Research: Real-word driving produces up to 16 times more emissions, causing 2,700 premature deaths...
In September 2015, the German automaker Volkswagen was found to have illegally cheated federal emissions tests in the United States, by intentionally programming...
Research finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron
Historically, the oceans have done much of the planet's heavy lifting when it comes to sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Microscopic organisms known...
Satellites track unusual “Godzilla” Saharan dust plume
Every summer, the wind carries large amounts of desert dust particles from the hot and dry Sahara Desert in northern Africa across the Atlantic...
Research: Snow over Antarctica buffered sea level rise during last century —
new NASA-led study has determined that an increase in snowfall accumulation over Antarctica during the 20th century mitigated sea level rise by 0.4...
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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...
