Offbeat: Scientists point out the study’s major flaws —
Amidst worldwide publicity and talks about 'Insectageddon': the extinction of 40% of the world's insects, as estimated in a recent scientific review, a...
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: Calorie counts on restaurant menus have customers ordering less —
Bye-bye artichoke dip. Heavyweight appetizers and fatty entrees may not get much love when restaurants list calories on their menus.
In a new study,...
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: How the arts can help students who struggle most —
Incorporating the arts -- rapping, dancing, drawing -- into science lessons can help low-achieving students retain more knowledge and possibly help students of...
Offbeat: Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’ —
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on...
Offbeat: Research suggests that there are more layers to political trust than the public...
There's more to trust than credence and faith, especially as it comes to politics. Research from Michigan State University and North Carolina State...
Offbeat: First empirical evidence that culturally diverse teams produces better results —
Researchers at the University of Sydney have produced hard data that demonstrates collaborating with Indigenous peoples changed the outcome of a scientific research...
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: Who should Fido fear? Depends on relationship —
As states around the country move to stiffen punishments for animal cruelty, Michigan State University researchers have found a correlation between the types...
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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...
