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Loser-Pays-All Rule in Criminal Cases Could Work for Wealthy Defendants
November 5, 2012 — Adopting a loser-pays-all rule for criminal litigation would likely be feasible only if the rule applied to defendants who are wealthy, says a ... > full story -
Long-Term Sea Level Rise in Washington, D.C. Could Have Significant Impact
November 1, 2012 — The U.S. capital is likely to face flooding and infrastructure damage in both the short- and long-term brought about by sea level rise (SLR), current trends and predicted increases suggest. The rise ... > full story -
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Seniors Particularly Vulnerable in Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath
October 31, 2012 — Older adults left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will likely suffer disproportionately in the days ahead, based on data from other recent natural ... > full story -
Transforming America by Redirecting Wasted Health Care Dollars
October 30, 2012 — It's estimated that $750 billion is lost each year to wasteful or excessive health care spending. If those wasteful costs could be corralled without sacrificing health care quality, say ... > full story -
Ash Dieback in UK Forests: Promising New Research
October 30, 2012 — A recent, Swedish study has revealed crucial information for horticulturalists in the UK, and in Northern and Central Europe, in their battles against the aggressive attacks of the Chalara ... > full story -
Scientists Seek National Wildlife Conservation Network
October 22, 2012 — Wildlife conservation efforts in the United States are facing habitat loss, climate change and major reductions in funding. To address these threats, a group of prominent wildlife biologists and ... > full story -
Team Support for Cessation in the Workplace Helped Motivate Cigarette Smokers to Quit
October 18, 2012 — When smoking co-workers in the same team are placed on a cessation program, providing financial incentives to the team collectively in return for success of the smokers in the cessation program ... > full story -
NASA Must Reinvest in Nanotechnology Research, According to New Paper
October 16, 2012 — The United States may lose its leadership role in space to other countries unless it makes research and development funding and processes a renewed and urgent priority, according to a new ... > full story -
Evidence Does Not Support Three-Strikes Law as Crime Deterrent, California Study Finds
October 15, 2012 — Contrary to what police, politicians and the public believe, research by a University of California, Riverside criminologist has found that the state's three-strikes law has done nothing to reduce ... > full story -
Men's Views of Abortion Depend More on Social Class and Circumstances Than on Fixed Beliefs, Interviews Reveal
October 9, 2012 — Interviews of unmarried men living with female partners revealed that their opinions on whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy were more dependent on financial and personal circumstances than on ... > full story
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