Offbeat: World Heritage Sites threatened by rising sea levels —
In the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. These include, for example, the Venetian Lagoon, the...
Offbeat: Youth violence lower in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment —
A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of...
Offbeat: Guidelines for a standardized data format for use in cross-linguistic studies —
An international team of researchers, members of the Cross-Linguistic Data Formats Initiative (CLDF) led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of...
Offbeat: Indigenous fire practice protecting the Gibson Desert’s biodiversity —
Traditional indigenous burning practices are protecting plant biodiversity in Australia's Gibson Desert, according to University of Queensland research.
The study analysed how environments dominated...
Offbeat: Clues that suggest people are lying may be deceptive, study shows —
The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe, a study suggests.
Tests reveal that people are skilled at...
Offbeat: Computational model links family members using genealogical and law-enforcement databases —
The notion of using genetic ancestry databases to solve crimes recently crossed from hypothetical into credible when police used an online genealogical database...
Offbeat: Sexes differ when it comes to comfort during and after exercise, study finds...
New research from the University at Buffalo has, for the first time, identified differences between men and women in their preferences for maintaining...
Offbeat: Amazon rainforest conservation victories spill losses to neighbors —
New research suggests that protecting the Amazon rainforest from deforestation may just be shifting the damage to a less renowned neighbor. The unintended...
Offbeat: Genetics doesn’t matter much in forming society —
Genetics isn't as important as once thought for the evolution of altruistic social behavior in some organisms, a new insight into a decade-long...
Offbeat: Machine learning to aid environmental monitoring —
As Hurricane Florence ground its way through North Carolina, it released what might politely be called an excrement storm. Massive hog farm manure...
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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...
