News tagged with war
Cold War offered odd benefit -- it limited species invasions
A recent study about movement of bird species during the Cold War outlines one of the perils facing an expanding global economy - along with international trade comes the potential for a significant increase ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Extremity war injuries: More research is needed
The fourth annual Extremity War Injuries Symposium was held in Washington, D.C., last January to bring together military and civilian orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, experts from governmental agencies, and others to discuss ...
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Predicting insurgent attacks with a mathematical model
When bombs and bullets left 37 dead during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan, earlier this month, the insurgency was using the element of surprise. Unpredictability is the hallmark of modern insurgent attacks such as ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Mid-Century Model Homes Helped Shape Domestic Ideals
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas researcher examined trends in model houses in the post-World War II era and found that they represent a transformation in cultural and domestic life that continues to influence housing ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Stopping rape as an object of war
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a disturbing truth that sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is used as a war tactic in developing nations. Silvia Dominguez, assistant professor of sociology at Northeastern University, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Jackson film not part of Sony's new 3-D vision
(AP) -- Michael Jackson videos or the next Spider-Man movie won't be among the titles that Sony Corp. releases in 3-D as it gears up to boost TV sales with that technology, Chief Executive Howard Stringer ...
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Horse racing was best before British, says historian
(PhysOrg.com) -- American horse racing was kinder to the animals, more sporting and more socially egalitarian in the days before the 'ruthless' English version was introduced, according to a historian.
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Thanksgiving Combines Myths, Traditions and Truths, CU Professor Says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the centuries Thanksgiving in America has meant many things to many people. What we consider the traditional Thanksgiving holiday today has been around only a few decades, according ...
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa
Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at University of California, Berkeley, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Submersibles discover top-secret Japanese submarines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two World War II Japanese submarines, designed with revolutionary technology to attack the U.S. mainland, have been discovered off the Hawaiian coast of Oʻahu. They are the I-14, which ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war
Military personnel evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan because of back pain are unlikely to return to the line of duty regardless of the treatment they receive, according to research led by a Johns Hopkins pain management ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Prized mushroom collection returns to China
(AP) -- A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.
Nov 07, 2009 |
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Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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The first casualty of war: Study finds news reports match misperception of civilian deaths
Researchers reporting in BioMed Central's open access journal Conflict and Health found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public and contribute to dis ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found. ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 02, 2009 |
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