Offbeat: Myth of Mona Lisa’s magical gaze debunked —
In science, the "Mona Lisa Effect" refers to the impression that the eyes of the person portrayed in an image seem to follow...
Offbeat: Teachers make all the difference — also in virtual reality teaching —
Few years from now, students in schools all over the world will receive part of their education in virtual learning environments. Wearing VR-goggles...
Offbeat: A new study shows what nine different world regions have contributed to climate...
The science is clear that human activities over the last century have contributed to greenhouse-like warming of the Earth's surface. Much of the...
Offbeat: Satellite data exposes looting of archaelogical sites —
More than 2,500 years ago, horse riding nomads expanded their cultural realm throughout the Eurasian steppe from Southern Siberia to Eastern Europe. These...
Offbeat: Scientists warn of slow progress towards United Nations biodiversity targets —
Scientists from the United States and Brazil warn that the current global progress toward United Nations (UN) sustainability goals is not fast enough...
Offbeat: Monument’s original boundaries are a hotspot of pollinator biodiversity —
The state of Utah's nickname is "The Beehive State," and the moniker couldn't be more apt, say Utah State University scientists. One out...
Offbeat: Deforestation increasing in areas once controlled by FARC guerrillas, study says —
Fires that contribute to deforestation spiked six-fold in Colombia in the year after an historic 2016 peace agreement ended decades of conflict between...
Offbeat: Subtle coercion from in-laws also a factor —
Why do people go to war when the consequences of warfare are so dramatic? Scholars have suggested that the motivations for participating in...
Offbeat: Flint, Michigan lead crisis should have buried the city in water bottles. So,...
One hundred thousand residents of Flint, Michigan could only use water from bottles or filters during a years-long lead contamination crisis, which started...
Offbeat: Usage rates among moms-to-be have spiked in the past decade, with a disparate...
Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new Michigan Medicine-led study finds. And...
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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...
