Offbeat: Citizen scientists discover pinhead-sized beetle in Borneo —
How many citizen scientists does it take to discover a new species? A recent expedition to the Ulu Temburong forest in Borneo proved...
Offbeat: Protecting tropical forest carbon stocks may not prevent large-scale species loss —
Tropical forests are rich in carbon and biodiversity. As the world seeks to curb human-induced climate change, will protecting the carbon of tropical...
Eminem’s “Kamikaze” Tops Australia’s Albums Chart
Eminem’s Kamikaze (Interscope/Universal) enters a second week atop Australia’s albums chart while homegrown singer and songwriter Dean Lewis settles-in at the summit of the...
Offbeat: Army researchers explore benefits of immersive technology for soldiers —
The emergence of next generation virtual and augmented reality devices like the Oculus Rift and Microsoft HoloLens has increased interest in using mixed...
Offbeat: Research finds marine predators are significantly smaller and much rarer in areas closer...
A team of researchers, led by international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London), has discovered that sharks are much rarer in habitats...
Offbeat: Asking questions, testing improves student learning of new material —
Jason Chan makes a point to periodically interrupt his lecture and ask students a question about the material they've covered. The associate professor...
Offbeat: Is it their own fault?! How people judge the exclusion of others —
The way people view the social exclusion of others varies -- depending on how much they think the excluded person is to blame....
Showering rat takes the internet by storm (Watch)
A video of a rat taking a shower has taken the internet by storm, but while many are going gaga over the squeaky-clean rodent...
Offbeat: Kids store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language —
Learning one's native language may seem effortless. One minute, we're babbling babies. The next we're in school reciting Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I...
Offbeat: Testing a new method for verification of weapons reduction —
How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don't, for the most part. When...
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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...
