US court confirms danger posed by 'sound cannons'
A New York appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that two police officers' use of a "sound cannon" was an unconstitutional abuse of force.
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Experts: China far side lunar mission potentially historic
China's ambition to soft-land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon later this year faces considerable challenges, but if successful would propel the country's space program to the forefront of one of the most important ...
Space Exploration
May 22, 2018
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China's 'space dream': A Long March to the moon
The plunge back to Earth of a defunct Chinese space laboratory will not slow down Beijing's ambitious plans to send humans to the moon.
Space Exploration
Apr 2, 2018
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Tall black men are perceived as more threatening than tall white men, study shows
The taller a guy is, the more attractive, intelligent, and successful he seems, right?
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2018
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DNA shows first modern Briton had dark skin, blue eyes
The first modern Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, London scientists said on Wednesday, following groundbreaking DNA analysis of the remains of a man who lived 10,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Feb 7, 2018
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Mega-herbivores were displaced by humans who partly took their place
Senckenberg scientist Hervé Bocherens has studied the extinction of mega-herbivores – plant-eating animals that weighed more than one ton – that occurred approx. 12,000 years ago. The scientist from Tübingen reached ...
Ecology
Jan 30, 2018
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New book explores the impact of geography on politics, psychology, behavior
Understanding geography is fundamental to understanding the world, says Ryan Enos, assistant professor of government and a specialist in American politics. People often classify places or neighborhoods simply by who lives ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2018
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Negative portrayals of shooting victims lead to victim blaming
Negative portrayal of a shooting victim can lead people to blame the victim for his own death and to sympathize with the shooter, says a new study by researchers at Duke University and Simmons College.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2017
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Upper body strength key factor in men's bodily attractiveness
What makes a man's body attractive? In many mammalian species, females evolved to prefer the strongest males. According to research from Griffith University, the same is true of humans.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2017
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Russia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport (Update)
Russia said it had lost contact Tuesday with a weather satellite just hours after it was launched from its Vostochny cosmodrome, in only the second rocket liftoff from the new spaceport.
Space Exploration
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