As the rate of knife crime continues to rise, there have been many attempts to investigate why some young people resort to potentially fatal violence: from problems at home, to a lack of opportunity or simply a desire to ...
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2019
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A fossil that has been in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History since it was discovered in 1951 is today helping scientists piece together the evolutionary history of whales and dolphins, ...
Archaeology
Aug 16, 2016
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Decades spent studying mass media messages of fear led noted Arizona State University scholar David Altheide to examine how the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, were originally portrayed in the media and ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2009
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Today in the United States, use of the Internet is so widespread that it is almost impossible to apply for a job without a valid email address. More than 80 percent of American adults use the Internet, with massive ramifications ...
Internet
Mar 12, 2013
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Poisonous frogs, long-necked turtles, bears and chimpanzees may not be everyone's idea of an animal companion, but experts warn that demand for exotic pets is pushing some species closer to extinction.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2013
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Police in northern England thought they'd made a major discovery, but they may have jumped the gun.
Other
Oct 25, 2013
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Freshwater megafauna such as river dolphins, crocodilians and sturgeons play vital roles in their respective ecosystems. In a recent scientific publication, researchers of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland ...
Ecology
Mar 15, 2017
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Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore.
Environment
Sep 13, 2022
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(AP)—Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs—and perhaps most worrying—radioactive waste due ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2013
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Latino kids who spend unstructured leisure time with friends, participate in certain nonschool activities and have part-time jobs may encounter high levels of violence in their communities.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2013
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