Offbeat: Using just 15% of urban space for favorable habitat can help species reach...
When it comes to wildlife conservation efforts, urban environments could be far more helpful than we think, according to new research. A study...
Offbeat: Stockholm Convention having impact —
Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic, according to an international team of...
Offbeat: A new study shows what nine different world regions have contributed to climate...
The science is clear that human activities over the last century have contributed to greenhouse-like warming of the Earth's surface. Much of the...
Offbeat: Dexterous herring gulls learn new tricks to adapt their feeding habits —
Observations of Herring Gulls by scientists from the University of Southampton have shown how the coastal birds have developed complicated behaviour to 'skin'...
Offbeat: Immersive virtual reality therapy shows lasting effect in treatment of phobias in children...
Immersive virtual reality has been shown to help children with autism with nearly 45% remaining free from their fears and phobias six months...
Offbeat: How people use, and lose, preexisting biases to make decisions —
From love and politics to health and finances, humans can sometimes make decisions that appear irrational, or dictated by an existing bias or...
Offbeat: Understanding disparities in dermatology services —
The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist are about half that of a white patient with the same...
Offbeat: Political controversies about marginalized groups increase bullying in youths —
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that heated political discourse over proposed laws involving marginalized groups, such as debates about the rights of LGBT...
Offbeat: Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels, global study...
Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed 'safe' levels by up to 300 times, the first ever global study...
Offbeat: Open-access video curriculum improves comprehension of human behavior and motivations —
Ethics Unwrapped, a video-based behavioral ethics curriculum created at The University of Texas at Austin and adopted by educational institutions around the world,...
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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...
