Bee tongues get shorter due to climate change
Changing climate has produced an evolutionary change in flower types and distribution and bees have responded to the change by developing shorter tongues. Nicole...
Researchers can switch on plants’ response to light
Researchers have figured out how plants respond to light and can flip this genetic switch to encourage food growth. The discovery could help increase...
Kyoto University researchers serendipitously discover rare cluster compound
Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a novel cluster compound that could prove useful as a catalyst. Compounds, called polyoxometalates,...
Jurassic mammals discovered in China
Two shrew-sized ancient mammals have been discovered in China by scientists from the University of Chicago and the Beijing Museum of Natural History. Both...
Research reconsiders early evolution of sea urchins
New insight on the origins and early evolution of echinoids, a group that includes the sea urchins, the sand dollars, and their relatives, has...
Miniature particle accelerator proven successful
A particle accelerator that is 1.5 centimeters long, one millimeter thick, and has a laser light source that is about three feet long has...
Why the Arctic did not have record-low sea ice this winter
News outlets are reporting the Arctic is getting very warm and the surrounding sea ice is taking a hit. Temperatures are 15 degrees higher...
Researchers uncover the secret behind the behavior of unique superconducting materials
Over the last 35 years, scientists have investigated a special type of materials called superconductors. When cooled to the correct temperatures, these materials...
Nova in 1670 was really colliding stars
Johannes Hevelius was a Polish astronomer and politician who is one of the few people to report the discovery of a new star formed...
Remarkable Discovery Sparks Hope for Reviving the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Researchers at a Melbourne museum have made a groundbreaking discovery that could aid in the resurrection of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, or thylacine. Hidden...
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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...
