Research: Deep-sea marine sponges may hold key to antibiotic drug resistance —
Drug resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and there is an urgent need to develop new drugs to treat infectious diseases that...
Research: Is the sky the limit? On the expansion threshold of a species’ range...
All species have restricted distributions. Yet a joint coherent theory explaining the span and borders of species' ranges has been missing both due...
Research: Toothpaste and hand wash are causing antibiotic resistance —
A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research.
A study led by...
Research: World’s first known manta ray nursery —
A graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and colleagues from NOAA's Office of National Marine...
Research: New model for gauging ice sheet movement may improve sea-level-rise predictions —
A just-published paper in Science changes the formula scientists should use when estimating the speed of huge ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica...
Research: Corals fared better after researchers picked off some snails —
Local conservation actions, like rounding up predatory snails, can significantly boost the resilience of corals to climate-induced bleaching, according to a study led...
Research: However, absolute risk is less than previously thought —
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found an elevated risk of major congenital malformations in fetuses after first-trimester exposure...
Research: Two new creatures discovered from dawn of animal life —
Earth's first complex animals were an eclectic bunch that lived in the shallow oceans between 580-540 million years ago.
The iconic Dickinsonia --...
Research: ‘Slow earthquakes’ on San Andreas Fault increase risk of large quakes —
Geologists have long thought that the central section of California's famed San Andreas Fault -- from San Juan Bautista southward to Parkfield, a...
Research: Bolder targets needed to protect nature for people’s sake —
University of Queensland (UQ) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) researchers argue that the world needs more diverse, ambitious and area-specific targets for retaining...
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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...