Offbeat: Ship noise seems to inhibit humpback whale singing —
Male humpback whales reduce or cease their songs in reaction to human-generated shipping noise, according to a study published October 24, 2018 in...
Offbeat: Do endangered woods make better guitars? —
Researchers have tested the sounds made by six different acoustic guitars in a study addressing the effects of the type of wood used...
Offbeat: Taxes may be a promising new tool in the fight again obesity, cardiovascular...
Consumption of sugary drinks in Berkeley's diverse and low-income neighborhoods dropped precipitously in 2015, just months after the city levied the nation's first...
Major Fire Devastates Commercial Building in Blainville
A major fire has ravaged a two-story commercial building located at 370 Boulevard de la Seigneurie Ouest in Blainville since 2:50 AM on Wednesday...
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...
Japan Labor Ministry: ‘karoshi’ culture blamed for young man’s heart failure
Japan's labor ministry has recognized the death of a 24-year-old Matsuri Takahashi as a case of karoshi, or death by overwork.
Takahashi worked more than...
Offbeat: Advertising in kids’ apps more prevalent than parents may realize —
From games inspired by popular TV shows to digital play labeled as educational, children's apps continue to explode on smartphones and tablets.
But parents...
Offbeat: Is it their own fault?! How people judge the exclusion of others —
The way people view the social exclusion of others varies -- depending on how much they think the excluded person is to blame....
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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...
