Many human rights educators assume – incorrectly, as it turns out – that police and military officers in India who support the torture of suspects do so because they are either immoral or ignorant. This incorrect assumption ...
Social Sciences
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Veterinary researchers at Cummings School are teaming with scientists at Harvard, MIT and Nestlé Purina PetCare to decipher the genetics of bloat, a common cause of death in large dogs.
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2014
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Singapore on Friday announced new rules for mobile taxi booking apps, including US-based Uber, in the latest move by governments around the world to regulate the increasingly popular services.
Software
Nov 21, 2014
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A sustainable, low-cost polymer developed by Cornell chemists has had its commercial debut.
Polymers
Nov 21, 2014
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A group of Canadian and international researchers and graduate students supporting the University's Enviro-Net project to monitor climate change are now using IBM's InfoSphere Streams software to quickly ingest, correlate ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2014
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Plants are under permanent attack by a multitude of pathogens. To win the battle against fungi, bacteria, viruses and other pathogens, they have developed a complex and effective immune system. And just as in humans, this ...
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Scientists have argued for half a century about the existence of a form of diamond called lonsdaleite, which is associated with impacts by meteorites and asteroids. A group of scientists based mostly at Arizona ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 21, 2014
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Human trafficking –– or the control, ownership and sale of another human being for monetary gain –– was a common occurrence centuries ago, but many believe it doesn't exist in this day and age and not in this country.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2014
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Sixteen years ago, Teodoro Acuna Zavala lost nearly everything when Hurricane Mitch ravaged his fields, pouring 10 days of torrential rains on Central America and killing more than 9,000 people.
Environment
Nov 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Many people are familiar with the natural compound known as propane, used often as fuel, but less is discussed about propylene (or propene), with which propane is closely tied.
Materials Science
Nov 21, 2014
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