Offbeat: Study shows maternal ‘gatekeeping’ plays a role —
A new father's views on his changing relationship with his wife or partner may depend in part on how much support he feels...
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: Habitats worthy of protection in Germany are protected, study finds —
The world's largest coordinated network of protected areas is not located at the South Pole or in Australia, Africa, Asia or on the...
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: use your smartphone to check for fake merchandise —
Many of us have come home with a new designer bag, watch or other merchandise only to suspect or discover that it was...
Offbeat: Overconfidence can be misinterpreted by others as greater competence, perpetuating social hierarchies, study...
People who see themselves as being in a higher social class may tend to have an exaggerated belief that they are more adept...
Offbeat: Archaeologists are using subsurface imaging technology to help community groups map unmarked graves...
Flinders University archaeologists are using cutting edge subsurface imaging technology to help assist community groups map unmarked graves and manage their cultural heritage.
"This...
Offbeat: What happened in the past when the climate changed?
Once again, humanity might be well served to take heed from a history lesson. When the climate changed, when crops failed and famine...
Offbeat: Flexibility of working memory from random connections —
A new article in Neuron from Princeton University neuroscientists Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman presents a new model of working memory.
Working memory is...
Offbeat: Drones shown to make traffic crash site assessments safer, faster and more accurate...
Idling in a long highway line of slowed or stopped traffic on a busy highway can be more than an inconvenience for drivers...
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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...
