Weather warning: Study examines climate change as a national security issue
Harvard researcher is pointing toward a new reason to worry about the effects of climate change—national security.
Environment
Feb 20, 2013
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Women trafficked into crime in UK are imprisoned without support or protection
Research reveals extent of shortcomings in UK justice and immigration to adequately define and intervene in such cases.
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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Treat illegal wildlife trade as serious crime: CITES
Illegal trade in wildlife products like ivory and rhino horn must be treated as a serious crime in order to end the devastating poaching of protected species, the head of UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Thursday.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2013
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Study shows stressed-out cells halt protein synthesis
(Phys.org)—Cells experience stress in multiple ways. Temperature shifts, mis-folded proteins and oxidative damage can all cause cellular stress. But whatever the form of the stress, all cells quickly stop making proteins ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2013
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Illegal wildlife trade threatens national security, says report
Perceived by organized criminals to be high profit and low risk, the illicit trade in wildlife is worth at least US$ 19 billion per year, making it the fourth largest illegal global trade after narcotics, counterfeiting, ...
Ecology
Dec 12, 2012
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South Sudan's elephants face extinction: experts
Elephant, giraffe and zebra in the world's newest nation South Sudan could soon be extinct due to rampant poaching and trafficking, conservation experts warned Tuesday.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2012
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Human trafficking activity on adult entertainment website more pervasive than expected
Evidence of human trafficking through ads posted on a popular adult entertainment website is more prevalent than first thought, according to a new study published by Arizona State University.
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2012
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Albania must enact reforms to combat sex trafficking, study urges
(Phys.org)—Despite a number of measures undertaken by the government in Albania to curb sex trafficking, rigorous comprehensive legal and social reforms are needed to address the practices that perpetuate it, a new study ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2012
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Study finds trafficked women need more support
(Medical Xpress)—A study has found that trafficked women in the Greater Sydney region lacked access to a breadth of health and community services, as there was a national focus on border protection and criminalisation rather ...
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2012
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Toronto study shows mobile spyware's long shadow
(Phys.org)—Spyware sold legally can infect BlackBerrys, iPhones, and other mobile devices, according to a study from two security researchers at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs' Citizen Lab. Morgan ...
