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Duplicate Spending on US Veterans' Care Costs Billions
June 26, 2012 The US federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services to veterans who were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans from ... > full story -
Cambodia Remains Last Vulture Bastion in Southeast Asia
June 25, 2012 In face of what has become a precipitous slide toward extinction across the Asian continent, the vultures of Cambodia have persisted, giving conservationists hope that these important scavengers can ... > full story -
Fisheries: How Much Government Regulation Should There Be?
June 21, 2012 Scientists are engaging in a verbal battle with the federal government over its budget cuts and legislative changes in departments with environmental responsibilities, on a powerful ... > full story -
Focusing on Water for Central Everglades Essential to Reversing Whole Ecosystem's Continuing Decline
June 21, 2012 Twelve years into a multibillion-dollar state and federal effort to save the Florida Everglades, little progress has been made in restoring the core of the ecosystem, says a new congressionally ... > full story -
DNA Used to Identify Deceased Along Texas-Mexico Border
June 21, 2012 Baylor professor organizes a field school to a Texas border town to exhume bodies of those that died while crossing the border for the purpose of identification and repatriation to ... > full story -
Drug Study Shows Clubbers Have Little Interest in New Wave Legal Highs
June 21, 2012 Clubbers show little interest in the subsequent wave of legal highs that have become available since mephedrone was banned, according to a new ... > full story -
Belief in Hell, According to International Data, Is Associated With Reduced Crime
June 19, 2012 Religions are thought to serve as bulwarks against unethical behaviors. However, when it comes to predicting criminal behavior, the specific religious beliefs one holds is the determining factor, ... > full story -
Children, Brain Development and the Criminal Law
June 18, 2012 The legal system needs to take greater account of new discoveries in neuroscience that show how a difficult childhood can affect the development of a young person's brain which can increase the risk ... > full story -
Sending Sexually Explicit Photos by Cell Phone Is Common Among Teens
June 13, 2012 A significant number of teenagers are sending and receiving sexually explicit cell phone photos, often with little, if any, awareness of the possible psychological, interpersonal, and sometimes legal ... > full story -
Divide the Antarctic to Protect Native Species, Propose Experts
June 13, 2012 Scientists have published the first continent-wide assessment of the Antarctic's biogeography, and propose that the landmass should be divided into 15 distinct conservation regions to protect the ... > full story
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