(Phys.org) —First-time violent juvenile offenders sentenced to probation camps are more than twice as likely to be involved in future criminal behavior than youths sentenced to in-home probation, according to a new study ...
Social Sciences
May 21, 2014
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The first documents signalling the go-ahead for Europe's fleet of MetOp Second Generation weather satellites were signed today in the presence of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Berlin Air Show.
Space Exploration
May 21, 2014
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New research from scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory identified a trajectory of spring drying that will alter water availability across the U.S. Southwest. To describe the net change in water, they calculated ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2014
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Just 10 years ago, a heavy rain in Atlanta could turn Tanyard Creek into a river of raw sewage. "You would sometimes see toilet paper hanging from low branches along its banks," recalls Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, a disease ...
Environment
May 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The University of Wisconsin-Madison, home of pioneering ecologists who studied lakes, forests, wetlands and prairies, is playing a key role in the next wave of ecological research: large teams of scientists ...
Environment
May 21, 2014
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It's now more or less official: element 117 will have a seat at the periodic table. Earlier this month an international team of scientists that included researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Nuclear Science Division ...
Condensed Matter
May 21, 2014
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This colorful new image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the star cluster NGC 3590. These stars shine brightly in front of a dramatic landscape of dark patches of dust and ...
Astronomy
May 21, 2014
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In the 2008 movie "Iron Man," the main character becomes a superhero after building a suit of armor with an exoskeleton that gives him incredible strength.
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars in 2012, there may have been dozens of microbial species, having withstood pre-launch spacecraft cleaning. This is the finding of a study titled "Identification and Survival ...
Taiwanese prosecutors on Wednesday indicted five former employees of technology giant Foxconn, including senior managers, for allegedly soliciting Tw$160 million ($5.3 million) in kickbacks from suppliers.
Business
May 21, 2014
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