Research: How DNA is preserved in archaeological sediments for thousands of years
Sediments in which archaeological finds are embedded have long been regarded by most archaeologists as unimportant by-products of excavations. However, in recent years it...
Korean scientist produces first sustainable plastic without petroleum
Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and colleagues are...
Scientists reveal the limits of machine learning for hydrogen models
Research from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics paves the way for more accurate computer models, which are needed to understand the interior of planets...
Research: Templating approach stabilizes ‘ideal’ material for alternative solar cells
Scientists have developed a method to stabilise a promising material known as perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.
The researchers, from...
Antarctic glaciers are melting much faster than originally thought
A troubling new study has many scientists fretting over the state of Antarctica’s glaciers. A group of large glaciers on the southern end of...
Scientists use electron microscope to turn nanotube into tiny transistor
An international team of researchers have used a unique tool inserted into an electron microscope to create a transistor that’s 25,000 times smaller than...
New research shows how exotic biology may be possible on Titan
The search for life elsewhere has long focused on what we are most familiar with on Earth – in other words, “life as we...
Research: Novel semiconductor gives new perspective on anomalous hall effect
A large, unconventional anomalous Hall resistance in a new magnetic semiconductor in the absence of large-scale magnetic ordering has been demonstrated by Tokyo Tech...
New research offers new insights into the timeline of mammal evolution
A new study, published today in the journal Nature, has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date.
The research describes a new...
Scripps study discovery illuminates how brain cells die in prion diseases
Prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), are fast-moving, fatal dementia syndromes associated with the formation of aggregates of the prion protein, PrP. How...
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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...
