Offbeat: Dexterous herring gulls learn new tricks to adapt their feeding habits —
Observations of Herring Gulls by scientists from the University of Southampton have shown how the coastal birds have developed complicated behaviour to 'skin'...
Offbeat: Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’ —
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on...
Offbeat: Archaeologists are using subsurface imaging technology to help community groups map unmarked graves...
Flinders University archaeologists are using cutting edge subsurface imaging technology to help assist community groups map unmarked graves and manage their cultural heritage.
"This...
Offbeat: Better labor practices could improve archaeological output —
Archaeological excavation has, historically, operated in a very hierarchical structure, according to archaeologist Allison Mickel. The history of the enterprise is deeply entangled...
Offbeat: Why language technology can’t handle Game of Thrones (yet) —
Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Dutch Royal Academy's Humanities Cluster evaluated four state-of-the-art tools for recognising names in text, to...
Offbeat: NIH study suggests our brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories...
In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers found that our brains may solidify the memories of new skills we...
Offbeat: First empirical evidence that culturally diverse teams produces better results —
Researchers at the University of Sydney have produced hard data that demonstrates collaborating with Indigenous peoples changed the outcome of a scientific research...
Offbeat: How the effectiveness of the National Forest Conservation Program could be increased —
A few years ago, the Peruvian government launched a program to protect the rainforest. However, an analysis by the Center for Development Research...
Offbeat: Associating colors with vowels? Almost all of us do! —
Does as in 'baa' sound more green or more red? And is as in 'beet' light or dark in colour? Even...
Offbeat: All brisk walking, even short walks, help prevent disability in older adults with...
Just one hour a week of brisk walking -- as if you are late to an appointment or trying to make a train...
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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...
