Spread of lionfish in the Gulf of Mexico is threat to reef fisheries
As the old saying goes: "You can't put the genie back in the bottle."
Ecology
Feb 16, 2017
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News tagged with juveniles
Mothers' lack of legal knowledge linked to juvenile re-offending
Youth who commit crimes for the first time are more likely to re-offend if their mothers don't participate in their legal process. Unfortunately, mothers are widely unfamiliar with the juvenile justice system - and those ...
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2017
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Minority youth face stiffer juvenile court sanctions in areas with high minority population, study finds
A new study by a Virginia Commonwealth University criminal justice professor analyzed data from the Department of Juvenile Justice in South Carolina to test the "racial threat hypothesis"—a theory proposing that localities ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2016
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Ants communicate by mouth-to-mouth fluid exchange
Liquids shared mouth-to-mouth by social insects contain proteins and small molecules that can influence the development and organisation of their colonies, according to new findings published in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2016
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Glucose-monitoring contact lens would feature transparent sensor
Type 1 diabetes patients may one day be able to monitor their blood glucose levels and even control their insulin infusions via a transparent sensor on a contact lens, a new Oregon State University study suggests.
Nanophysics
Nov 2, 2016
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Do juvenile murderers deserve life without parole?
The U.S. Supreme Court answered this question in two recent decisions (Miller v. Alabama, 2012; Montgomery v. Louisiana, 2016). "Rarely," the Court said, and only when developmental evidence shows that the juvenile is "irreparably ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2016
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Research reveals restorative justice reduces recidivism
Restorative justice programs, such victim-offender mediation and community impact panels, are more effective in reducing recidivism rates among juvenile offenders than traditional court processing, a study by researchers ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2016
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Transforming water fleas prepare for battle
Water fleas can thwart their enemies by growing defensive structures such as helmets and spines. What's more, this predator-induced 'arming' process is not a one-size-fits-all approach - they can even tailor their defensive ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2016
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Dishonesty is aggressively punished in the world of paper wasps
Is honesty really the best policy? Isn't it more beneficial to cheat, if you can get away with it?
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2016
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Baby fish lose poisonous protectors in acidified oceans
A common close partnership which sees baby fish sheltering from predators among the poisonous tentacles of jellyfish will be harmed under predicted ocean acidification, a new University of Adelaide study has found.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2016
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