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Posted March 25, 2010:

• Pursuit of Status and Affection Drives Bullies' Behavior

Posted March 18, 2010:

• Evolution of Fairness and Punishment

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Jaws -- 4 Million BC: How an Extinct Shark Attacked Its Prey

Posted March 15, 2010:

• New Hand Bacteria Study Holds Promise for Forensics Identification

Posted March 14, 2010:

• Psychopaths' Brains Wired to Seek Rewards, No Matter the Consequences

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Biologists Find Proof of First Confirmed Species of Monogamous Frog

Posted March 8, 2010:

• Violent Crime 'Race Gap' Narrows, but Persists in US

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Could a New UN Resolution End Doctors' Participation in Torture?

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Cyberbullying: A Growing Problem
• Can Math and Science Help Solve Crimes? Scientists Work With Los Angeles Police to Identify and Analyze Crime 'Hotspots'

Posted February 21, 2010:

• More Alcohol Sales Sites Mean More Neighborhood Violence, New Research Finds

Posted February 20, 2010:

• How Far Should Neuroscience Evidence Go in Court Trials?

Posted February 18, 2010:

• Nuclear Verification: Helping to Find a Needle in a Hay Stack

Posted February 17, 2010:

• No Place to Hide: Missing Primitive Stars Outside Milky Way Uncovered

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Burglars Have Changed Their 'Shopping List', New Research Reveals
• Herbal Medicines Can Be Lethal, Pathologist Warns

Posted February 4, 2010:

• Researchers Recover and Restore One of Two Oldest Copies of the Quran

Posted February 2, 2010:

• Scientists Cooperate to Fight Against Child Trafficking in Haiti

Posted January 31, 2010:

• Rotting Fish Heads: Novel Studies of Decomposition Shed New Light on Our Earliest Fossil Ancestry

Posted January 29, 2010:

• Fatality Rates Among Young Drug Users A Cause For Concern

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Hidden Cost of Schizophrenia

Posted January 26, 2010:

• Toronto's Entertainment District 'Hot-Spot' for Violence-Related Injuries

Posted January 25, 2010:

• Groovy Hills Rising from Titan's Surface

Posted January 20, 2010:

• Mind Reading, Brain Fingerprinting and the Law

Posted January 14, 2010:

• Punishment Important in Plant-Pollinator Relationship
• Canadians Should Be Concerned About Camera Surveillance, Experts Say

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Might Not Be a Tomorrow: Youth Anticipate Early Death

Posted January 12, 2010:

• Sudden Death in Cocaine Abusers: Study Reveals Role Played by Illegal Drug
• Captured by True Crime: Why Women Are Drawn to Tales of Rape, Murder and Serial Killers

Posted January 6, 2010:

• How People Work ... and the Fingerprint Mystery

Posted December 27, 2009:

• New Tool in the Fight Against Mosquito-Borne Disease: A Microbial 'Mosquito Net'

Posted December 21, 2009:

• The Role of Medical Expert Witnesses: The Goudge Inquiry

Posted December 14, 2009:

• Mammoths Hung on Longer? Late-Surviving Megafauna Exposed by Ancient DNA in Frozen Soil
• Witnesses to Bullying May Face More Mental Health Risks Than Bullies and Victims

Posted December 7, 2009:

• Delinquent Boys at Increased Risk of Premature Death and Disability by Middle Age

Posted December 6, 2009:

• Bullying at School Linked to Bullying at Home

Posted December 2, 2009:

• Experimental Validation Tool for Cell Phone Forensics Developed

Posted December 1, 2009:

• Crime Scene Measurements Can Be Taken from a Single Image
• Shark Fins Traced to Their Geographic Origin for First Time Using DNA Tools

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence

Posted November 9, 2009:

• National Anti-Gun Violence Program Largely Successful

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Iconic Photo Of JFK Assassin Oswald Was Not Faked, Professor Finds

Posted October 31, 2009:

• Security Measures Lead To False Sense Of Security: Scientists Dispute Use Of National Security Tools

Posted October 29, 2009:

• New DNA Method Makes It Easier To Trace Criminals

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Researchers Rest Their Case: TV Consumption Predicts Opinions About Criminal Justice System

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Legal Counsel Affects Death Penalty Cases

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Pain Of Torture Can Make Innocent Seem Guilty

Posted October 13, 2009:

• First-of-Kind Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts Performance

Posted October 7, 2009:

• While Adolescents May Reason As Well As Adults, Their Emotional Maturity Lags, Says New Research
• High Rates Of Childhood Exposure To Violence And Abuse In United States, New Study Finds

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