Offbeat: Clues that suggest people are lying may be deceptive, study shows —
The verbal and physical signs of lying are harder to detect than people believe, a study suggests.
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The notion of using genetic ancestry databases to solve crimes recently crossed from hypothetical into credible when police used an online genealogical database...
Offbeat: Sexes differ when it comes to comfort during and after exercise, study finds...
New research from the University at Buffalo has, for the first time, identified differences between men and women in their preferences for maintaining...
Offbeat: Amazon rainforest conservation victories spill losses to neighbors —
New research suggests that protecting the Amazon rainforest from deforestation may just be shifting the damage to a less renowned neighbor. The unintended...
Offbeat: Genetics doesn’t matter much in forming society —
Genetics isn't as important as once thought for the evolution of altruistic social behavior in some organisms, a new insight into a decade-long...
Offbeat: Machine learning to aid environmental monitoring —
As Hurricane Florence ground its way through North Carolina, it released what might politely be called an excrement storm. Massive hog farm manure...
Offbeat: Asking questions, testing improves student learning of new material —
Jason Chan makes a point to periodically interrupt his lecture and ask students a question about the material they've covered. The associate professor...
Eminem’s “Kamikaze” Tops Australia’s Albums Chart
Eminem’s Kamikaze (Interscope/Universal) enters a second week atop Australia’s albums chart while homegrown singer and songwriter Dean Lewis settles-in at the summit of the...
Offbeat: Perceptions of photo editing affect thin ideal internalization —
There's a surprising upside to the fact that many people edit their selfies on Instagram and other social media sites to enhance their...
Offbeat: North Korea's 2017 bomb test set off later earthquakes, new analysis finds
Using newly refined analysis methods, scientists have discovered that a North Korean nuclear bomb test last fall set off aftershocks over a period...
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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...
