Offbeat: North Korea's 2017 bomb test set off later earthquakes, new analysis finds
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Offbeat: Millions in danger of food insecurity due to severe Caribbean droughts —
Climate change is impacting the Caribbean, with millions facing increasing food insecurity and decreasing freshwater availability as droughts become more likely across the...
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The notion of using genetic ancestry databases to solve crimes recently crossed from hypothetical into credible when police used an online genealogical database...
Offbeat: Study shows maternal ‘gatekeeping’ plays a role —
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Offbeat: Initially threatened by change, people adapt to societal diversity over time —
President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections in selecting immigrants and nominated immigration...
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: Long-term health effects of armed conflict could last years after bombs stop falling...
Living in a warzone is linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among civilians, even years after the conflict ends,...
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...
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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...
