Science: Physicists create new class of 2D artificial materials — (research)
In 1965, a renowned Princeton University physicist theorized that ferroelectric metals could conduct electricity despite not existing in nature.
For decades, scientists thought it...
Science: Large-scale study indicates novel, abundant nitrogen-fixing microbes in surface ocean — (research)
Move over, cyanobacteria! A large-scale study of the Earth's surface ocean indicates the microbes responsible for fixing nitrogen there -- previously thought to...
Science: Giant viruses invent their own genes — (research)
Three new members have been isolated and added to the Pandoravirus family by researchers at the Structural and Genomic Information Laboratory (CNRS/Aix?Marseille Université),...
Science: Discovery of the oldest mammal in Brazil pays tribute to David Bowie —...
Brasilestes stardusti is the name given to the oldest known mammal found in Brazil. It lived in what is now the northwest of...
Science: New shrimp species named after Bilbo Baggins — (research)
Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden University Werner de Gier as part...
Science: Algal partner responds to climate-change stresses more strongly than coral host — ...
A new study puts a surprising twist -- one might even say a double spiral -- into our understanding of how coral reefs...
Science: Tiny paragliding beetle that lived with dinosaurs discovered in amber, named ‘Jason’ —...
Featherwing beetles are smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. They get their name from the feathery fringe on their...
Science: Populations of widely spread tree species respond differently to climate change — ...
A new Portland State University study shows that not all populations of a single, widely spread tree species respond the same to climate...
Science: Golden snub-nosed monkeys adjust nutrient intake in winter — (research)
University of Sydney researchers have found monkeys living in the wild in cold snowy habitats adjust their nutrient intake to match the elevated...
Science: Consumption by humans and marine animals impacted — (research)
Research led by the University of Sydney shows that under warm water events the nutritional balance of fish and squid changes and is...
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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...