Capital punishment has been practiced on American soil for more than 400 years. Historians have documented nearly 16,000 executions, accomplished by burning, hanging, firing squad, electrocution, lethal gas and lethal injection. ...
Political science
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Global climate change targets are unlikely to be met because of delays in changes to land use, Edinburgh researchers say.
Environment
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A trio of researchers with McMaster, Concordia and Trent Universities has solved the mystery of why pairs of grapes ignite into fireballs when cooked together in a microwave oven. In their paper published in Proceedings of ...
Israel's targeting of agricultural, water and energy infrastructures in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has had dire impacts on human welfare and livelihoods in both locations, a new report by researchers at Duke University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2019
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The Sentencing Advisory Council has just released the first ever review of how animal cruelty offenders are sentenced in Victoria.
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2019
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Myanmar's famed Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades with its floating gardens and the graceful leg-rowing style of its fisherman, but experts warn the lake is drying up and urgent action is needed to avoid disaster.
Environment
Feb 19, 2019
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An international team of more than 200 astronomers from 18 countries has published the first phase of a major new radio sky survey at unprecedented sensitivity using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope. The survey reveals ...
Astronomy
Feb 19, 2019
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The Cambrian explosion more than 500 million years ago is often considered biology's "big bang".
Evolution
Feb 19, 2019
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School students across the UK (and the world) went on strike on February 15, leaving their lessons to protest the lack of effective action on climate change. Coordinated school strikes may be a novel tactic, but mass environmental ...
Environment
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Men and women value, access and use resources from the natural environment in distinct and different ways, a new study has shown.
Environment
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