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Hundreds of Undiscovered Artifacts Found at Gallipoli Battlefield
October 5, 2011 More than 100 artifacts from the First World War have been uncovered in an archaeological fieldwork survey on the Gallipoli battlefield, leading to some interesting theories about life on the ... > full story -
Terrorist Attacks Give Rise to New Research Needs
October 4, 2011 On 22 July this year Norway was hit by two horrific acts of terrorism, carried out by a single individual. A total of 77 people died as a result of the bombing at the Government buildings in Oslo and ... > full story -
Vicious Queen Ants Use Mob Tactics to Reach the Top
September 29, 2011 Leptothorax acervorum ants' reproductive strategy depends on habitat. Colonies are functionally monogynous (only one queen reproduces) on sun-exposed slopes in Alaska, Hokkaido and the mountains of ... > full story -
Research and Innovation: New Modelling Results Link Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts
September 28, 2011 The EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a statistical modelling tool which allows the risk of conflict occurrence in developing countries to be analyzed. Combining online news reports with ... > full story -
U.S. Civil War Took Bigger Toll Than Previously Estimated, New Analysis Suggests
September 21, 2011 The Civil War -- already considered the deadliest conflict in American history -- in fact took a toll far more severe than previously estimated. That's what a new analysis of census data ... > full story -
Science and Religion Do Mix? Only 15 Percent of Scientists at Major Research Universities See Religion and Science Always in Conflict
September 21, 2011 Throughout history, science and religion have appeared as being in perpetual conflict, but a new study suggests that only a minority of scientists at major research universities see religion and ... > full story -
Tumor Environment Keeps Tumor-Fighting T Cells Away
September 19, 2011 Tumors have an arsenal of tricks to help them sidestep the immune system. A study reveals a new trick -- the ability to keep tumor-fighting T cells out by disabling a T cell-attracting protein within ... > full story -
Causes of Gulf War Illness Are Complex and Vary by Deployment Area, Study Finds
September 19, 2011 Gulf War Illness -- the chronic health condition that affects about one in four military veterans of the 1991 Gulf War -- appears to be the result of several factors, which differed in importance ... > full story -
People Born After World War II Are More Likely to Binge Drink, Develop Alcohol Disorders, Study Finds
September 15, 2011 Drinking can be influenced by both personal and societal factors, the latter leading to "drinking cultures." Researchers have completed a review of 31 studies on birth-cohort and gender differences ... > full story -
Self-Delusion Is a Winning Survival Strategy, Study Suggests
September 14, 2011 Harboring a mistakenly inflated belief that we can easily meet challenges or win conflicts is actually good for us, a new study ... > full story
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