Ancient jawbone has a lot to say about human-Neanderthal relations
While it has become well-known that all modern humans living outside of Africa all bear some traces of Neanderthal DNA, there has been little...
Research: New £10m centre to explore links between organisms and their microbiomes
The £10m Leverhulme Centre for the Holobiont aims to create a green revolution in agriculture, rescue threatened species, and restore habitats.
The Centre, which has...
JU researchers study untypical haem properties in a mutated protein
Scientists from the JU Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology have recently published a paper in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy...
Scientists develop first fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic...
Stony Brook scientist discovers groundhog-like extinct mammal
Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil may not be a direct descendant of the ‘bizarre’ furry creature whose fossils were discovered in Madagascar; still, weighing in at...
Research: Magnetic surprise revealed in ‘magic-angle’ graphene
When two sheets of the carbon nanomaterial graphene are stacked together at a particular angle with respect to each other, it gives rise to...
Researchers uncover the distribution and physiological role of planteose
Osaka, Japan—Witchweed (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are root parasitic weeds that inflict major losses in agriculture globally. Being obligate parasitic...
Researchers discover how bumblebees detect electric fields
Bumblebees can detect electric fields. The bees are so sensitive to electric fields that they can even detect the small electric field generated by...
Research examines the effects of ocean acidification on phytoplankton’s energy stores
Ocean acidification—which is mainly caused by carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere dissolving into the ocean—is a significant threat to the structure and function...
Research reveals more hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved
During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations....
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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...
