Research: How snowshoe hares evolved to stay seasonally camouflaged —
Many animals have evolved fur or feather colors to blend in with the environment and hide from predators. But how do animals stay...
Research: How do horses read human emotional cues? —
Scientists demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion, regardless of whether the...
Research: Printing microelectrode arrays on gelatin and other soft materials could pave the way...
Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart. These applications require soft materials, however. With existing...
Research: New World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on planet’s resources —
On 21 June 2018, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published a new edition of the World Atlas of Desertification, offering...
Research: Why don’t we have them? Maybe because we have each other —
Humans and other primates are outliers among mammals for having nails instead of claws. But how, when and why we transitioned from claws...
Research: Learning about the Himalayas using Mars technology —
The Himalayan Range includes some of the youngest and most spectacular mountains on Earth, but the rugged landscape that lends it the striking...
Research: ‘Walking molecules’ haul away damaged DNA to the cell’s emergency room —
The cell has its own paramedic team and emergency room to aid and repair damaged DNA, a new USC Dornsife study reveals.
The findings...
Research: Computer models help predict plants’ response to challenging temperature —
A heat wave sweeps through a city and people swelter, running indoors to find air conditioning. But crops out in a field aren't...
Research: Overpopulation actually limits their spread as larvae compete for food inside the bark...
A new study by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists and colleagues confirms that increasing minimum winter temperatures allow beetles to expand their range...
Research: Psychologists can determine risk behavior from specific brain activity —
Anxious people take fewer risks -- this is not surprising. However, a team of psychologists from the German Friedrich Schiller University Jena, together...
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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...
